This chart provides detailed information on the programs and services provided by U.S. schools for preschool, elementary, and secondary children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Schools are listed by state and information is provided on enrollment, age range, educational services, and communication options. (CR)

This chart provides detailed information on the programs and services provided by Canadian schools for preschool, elementary, and secondary children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Schools are listed by province and information is provided on enrollment, age range, educational services, and communication options. (CR)

This speech inventory developed for a study of aurally handicapped preschool children (see TM 001 129) provides information on intonation patterns in connected speech. The inventory consists of a list of phrases and simple sentences accompanied by pictorial clues. The test is individually administered by a teacher-examiner who presents the spoken…

The Verbotonal method of teaching the deaf (that is, training the deaf to make maximum use of their limited hearing) is considered in relation to the effect it has on verbal communication. Results from a sample of 50 nursery school students indicate that (1) the speech of the children taught by Verbotonal improved significantly more than did the…

This 44-item test developed for a study of aurally handicapped children (see TM 001 129) measures preschool speech production. It is a combination of 19 vocalization items and a 25-item word list. The test is individually administered by a teacher-examiner who presents the spoken stimulus to the child, with amplification but without lipreading…

This reaction form contains light open-ended questions designed to evaluate teacher attitudes toward the Verbotonal method which emphasizes training to help the deaf make maximum use of their limited hearing. The form was part of a study of aurally handicapped children (see TM 001 129). See also TM 001 130-132. (CK)