Observations showed that the use of signs did not impede the development of speech. Instead it seems to increase the children's skill in lipreading, although the early use of written language may play a part by facilitating the encoding of lip movements. (Author)

The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) uses a unique, individualized, Self-Instruction Lab to improve students' communication skills. The lab provides students with supplemental independent classroom practice that helps lessen time demands for the teacher. (Author/PHR)

Originally part of a symposium on educational media for the deaf, the paper describes the DAVID (Data Analysis in Video Interactive Device) system. The system allows deaf students to learn speechreading via computer-assisted instruction using prepared videotaped segments, thus linking computer technology and television technology for the benefit…

Two experiments explored factors affecting the influence of visual (lip-read) information on auditory speech perception, the "McGurk effect," in advanced learners of English as a Second Language and native speakers of English. Results demonstrate the influence of first language on the information value of the cues and audiovisual…

A study examined how 20 adults with postlingual deafness with cochlear implants combined visual information from lip reading with auditory cues in an open-set word recognition task. Word recognition performance was highest for audiovisual presentation followed by auditory-only and then visual-only stimulus presentation, and for single-talker…

Longitudinal study of a deaf child's (with deaf signing and speaking parents) speech functions revealed that the child, before age three, rarely attempted speech imitation. By age five, the child had acquired new words through speechreading and had adjusted language modes to listener needs for flexible communication, and speech behavior assumed…

Cued speech is presented as a system of phonemes and mouthshapes which can supplement speechreading. Research findings are presented on cue reception, cue comprehension, and development of sensory aids for cue presentation. Also discussed are research needs, and applications of cued speech for hearing-impaired speechreaders and for hearing…

This study evaluated English phrases and sentences in a minimal-pairs syllable-test format, to assess use of acoustic cues in audiovisual perception of speech by persons with severe or profound hearing loss. Of 48 items, 39 were visually confusable; 16 items identified as visually confusable were reliably identifiable when sound was added.…

This article provides a historical perspective on speechreading. Major developments in the conceptualization of speechreading are highlighted, along with discussion of factors that may influence speechreading performance and measurement techniques. A review of speechreading training and evaluation methods, along with their underlying principles,…

This case study describes a 25-year-old Swedish woman with hereditary moderate hearing loss since birth who acquired both sign language and spoken language in her early preschool years and reached normal developmental milestones in each. Analysis revealed that her speech reading expertise is associated with cognitive functions such as high…

DESIGNED AS A TEXT FOR AUDIOLOGISTS AND TEACHERS OF HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN, THIS BOOK PRESENTS BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT SPOKEN LANGUAGE, HEARING, AND LIPREADING. METHODS AND RESULTS OF EVALUATING SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF AURALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WITHOUT USING READING OR WRITING ARE REPORTED. VARIOUS TYPES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEARING AIDS ARE…