NINETEEN RECOGNIZED AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTED TO A 3-WEEK INSTITUTE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF DISADVANTAGED DEAF CHILDREN AND TO SUGGEST THE TYPE OF CURRICULUM BEST SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS. LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND DISCUSSIONS COVERED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) THE FAMILIAL AND PERSONAL ASPECTS OF THE CHILD, (2) ACQUISITION AND STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE, (3) SPEECH DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT, (4) SEVERAL ASPECTS OF READING, (5) AUDIOVISUAL AIDS, (6) PSYCHONEUROLOGIC BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, (7) AUDIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS, AND (8) RESEARCH. (MK)