Developed by the Multi-level Captioning Project, the manual provides guidelines for linguistically controlling reading materials for the deaf. An introduction describes the three proposed reading levels based on difficulty of vocabulary, syntax, and inference. Chapter 1, on vocabulary, considers word list sources, guidelines for controlling…

Offers suggestions for using popular magazines to create innovative layouts in school yearbooks. (SRT)

Three delivery systems with low versus high content structure were investigated in terms of immediate learning performance: captioned videotape, classroom instruction, and connected prose on paper. Results indicated that high content structure yielded significantly greater learning performance than low structure and that this performance occurred…

Discusses writing and arrangement of captions for news photos and advertisements for best effect. (HTH)

The basic information in an accompanying caption can augment the news properties and improve communication qualities of photography in high school publications. (Author/RB)

Highlights the growth of this federally funded program and describes some of its activities and services. (AA)

By adapting the scoring procedure of the Gates McGinitie Reading Test, speed and accuracy portion, the reading rates of 185 randomly selected hearing impaired students from residential schools for the deaf were obtained. Rates were then compared with the reading rates of hearing students and extempore speech. (Author)

A media package for group instruction in computer operations for deaf students is described. The package includes slides, captions stored on a filmstrip, and an illustrated workbook. The approach is explained to provide high flexibility at relatively low cost.

Describes the benefits of having preschoolers take photographs and caption them. (DD)

Advocates writing in-depth captions for yearbooks, including the five W's (who, what, when, where, and why) and one H (how). (SR)

Discusses problems associated with using words to describe images and describes and analyzes user generation of captions and verbal responses within a Web-based collection of 300 diverse images. Discusses issues of larger-scale analysis, implementation, and possible shifts in understanding of representation for retrieval. (Author/LRW)

Eye movement of six subjects (three with deafness) was recorded as they watched video segments with and without captions. The addition of captions to a video resulted in major changes in eye movement patterns, with the viewing process becoming primarily a reading process. (Contains six references.) (Author/CR)

Offers definitions of terminology associated with typography. Notes several questions designers of high school and college student publications can use to evaluate their work. (SR)

Notes that, when choosing type for newspapers, yearbooks, or other student-produced pieces, designers should always keep in mind the "target audience." Suggests a basic set of 16 rules designers should follow when selecting types for printed publications. Concludes that it is important to be creative when choosing type, but making sure…

Tells yearbook staffs how to write and edit copy, prepare captions and headlines, and make copy blocks. (RB)