The study examined the relationship between and instructional effectiveness of visuals and captions in videotape/film instruction for 32 hearing-impaired students (10-14 years old). Results showed that scores of students viewing visuals plus captions were significantly higher than those of students seeing either visuals or captions alone.…

A review of the history of captioning for deaf individuals is followed by an examination of the views of 162 deaf adults toward captioned programs on television. More than 80% of the adults reported that captioning was improving their English, although only 58% claimed to understand captions most of the time. (CL)

Topics discussed include watercolored negative and positive slides, posterized slides, and superimposing titles over existing slides. (STS)

Discusses the use of pictures and captions as newspaper attention-grabers. (RB)

The Multi-Level Linguistic Captioning Project at public television station WGBH in Boston developed a method of captioning that controls vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, syntax, and inference at each of three captioning levels (simplest language, greater sophistication, and most difficult). Examples are provided along with background…

Results of a survey completed by 2,232 hearing impaired persons using closed captioned TV systems indicated that most viewers are satisfied with the captions and with the close captioned programs which dominate their viewing time. News and movies were most frequently mentioned for programs which should be captioned. (CL)

Suggests ways for yearbook caption writers to get complete information about pictures, offers ideas for beginnings of captions, and lists do's and don't's regarding what to include in captions. (GT)

A study examined whether changes in the wording of the cutline would have a significant impact upon readers' responses to the content of a controversial or potentially offensive photograph. Twenty-two variables, including nudity, proximity, and magnitude and innocence were chosen from those concerning editors and readers or those likely to affect…

With many deaf students presently being "mainstreamed" into public school systems, the need for motion picture captioning is increasing. Production versus borrowing is discussed and addresses for further information are provided. (Author/STS)

A study of the use of closed-captioned television as a medium for reading instruction with 41 intermediate aged deaf students indicated improvement in sight vocabulary retention, student motivation, and reading comprehension. Teachers indicated overall student satisfaction with the use of closed-captioned television compared to regular reading…

The use of Captioned Entertainment Films' movie classics as language arts aids for deaf students is discussed in terms of thought organization, reading skills, and language and composition development. (CL)

Proposes the development of a system of "discourse punctuation" that would present printed information more efficiently by designing layout to show the reader the organization of ideas, using such devices as boxes, brackets, and marginal notes to highlight comparisons and contrasts, emphases, relationships, and the relative importance of ideas.…

Discusses three types of captions which complete the information for the school yearbook and how they should be used. (HOD)

Describes how photo credits (identifying the photographer for each photo) promote responsibility, help motivate students, and establish credibility for the publication. (SR)