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Watson, Linda M.; Hardie, Tim; Archbold, Sue M.; Wheeler, Alexandra – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2008
We sent questionnaires to families of all 288 children who had received cochlear implants at one center in the United Kingdom at least 5 years previously. Thus, it was a large, unselected group. We received 142 replies and 119 indicated that the child and family had changed their communication approach following cochlear implantation. In 113 cases…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Assistive Technology, Deafness, Change
Alberta Education, 2007
This document is intended for classroom teachers, resource personnel, administrators and parents. It is one of a series of documents developed to facilitate programming for students in grades 1 to 12 who have special education needs. The six essential components listed in this document are contained in "Standards for Special Education,…
Descriptors: Special Programs, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Programming
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Hadjikakou, Kika; Nikolaraizi, Magda – Deafness and Education International, 2008
This study investigates the personal communication memories and experiences of adult deaf people during their childhoods in their homes. In order to obtain relevant information in depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty four Cypriot deaf individuals between the ages of 19 to 54 years with different family and school…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Siblings, Child Rearing, Special Schools
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Knoors, Harry; Meuleman, Judith; Klatter-Folmer, Jetske – American Annals of the Deaf, 2003
The authors compared evaluations by parents and teachers of the communicative abilities of deaf children. Such comparisons between parents' and professionals' assessments of the language development of children who are deaf can provide useful information on which to base ecologically valid intervention approaches. A secondary interest of the…
Descriptors: Deafness, Bilingual Education Programs, Language Acquisition, Bilingualism
Labregere, Aime – 1987
This guide is designed to help teachers and parents help handicapped children to acquire the mechanics of language and develop ways of communicating with others. The text covers: (1) establishing objectives for language mastery; (2) birth and development of language; (3) contributions and limitations of the child's environmental context; (4)…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Gill, Muriel, Ed. – 1985
This sign language manual, intended to help St. Lucia parents teach language to and communicate with their deaf or hard-of-hearing children, is prefaced by a child's description of living with a deaf sibling. An introduction discusses symptoms of hearing loss, defines speech and language, traces general expectations at school, and touches briefly…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Deafness, Elementary Education