In "The Relation of Language to Mental Development and of Speech to Language Teaching," S.G. Davidson displayed several timeless insights into the role of speech in developing language and reasons for using speech as the basis for instruction for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. His understanding that speech includes more than merely…

The introduction to the monograph on auditory learning summarizes the responses of 13 authorities on the education of the hearing impaired to the question: "What is unique about an auditory approach to spoken language development?" Responses are organized into categories (e.g., use of sense modalities, benefits, integration, parent involvement).…