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Recent changes in legislation (IDEA '97; NCLB), improvements in hearing aids, and the advent of cochlear implants have resulted in more and more children with hearing loss being educated alongside their hearing peers in the general education classroom. As a result, fewer are being seen for the major part of their academic day by teachers of the deaf. Instead, the general education teacher and the speech-language pathologist, along with their paraprofessionals, are responsible for meeting the needs of children with hearing loss. Unfortunately, general education teachers rarely receive more than one lecture on hearing loss within the context of an introductory or survey course in special education, and paraprofessionals may receive no training whatsoever.
This book provides teachers and novice interventionists with the background, knowledge, and skills in spoken language development to meet the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Written by an experienced author and acknowledged leader in the field, the text serves as an authoritative source for spoken language foundations, curriculum guides, and best practices. Addressing CEC Division of Communicative Disabilities and Deafness standards, this much-needed resource offers: Materials that have been field-tested with the deaf and hard-of-hearing population in an oral program; with the population teachers in training at a university; and in workshops and presentations to practicing professionalsChapters that include objectives, questions, summaries, case-studies, problems, bibliographies, appendices, and moreA companion CD-Rom to follow
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Great for parents or someone who teaches the deaf, is entering the field of audiology, or is unfamiliar with hearing loss.-Roberta Agar-Jacobsen, Teacher of the Deaf, Tacoma Public Schools, WA
The way the many complexities of speech are discussed, explained, and addressed is very reader-friendly, easy to understand, and accessible.-Sherilyn Renner, Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Bozeman Public Schools, MT
I have a student who is hard of hearing: How do I assist the student in speaking?
As a result of IDEA 2004 and NCLB, more and more students with hearing loss are being educated alongside their hearing peers, making teachers and service professionals responsible for helping to fulfill their educational needs. Written by experts in the field, Helping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students to Use Spoken Language provides educators and novice practitioners with the knowledge and skills in spoken language development to meet the needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The authors' model of auditory, speech, and language development has been used successfully with the deaf and hard of hearing population, in training preservice teachers, and in workshops and presentations for practicing professionals. This essential resource introduces the authors' developmental model and addresses: Creative and scientific ways of interacting with children with hearing loss to develop spoken communicationEffective approaches, techniques, and strategies for working with children in the primary gradesTechniques for imparting social and academic information while children are learning to communicate
This authoritative reference gives teachers the confidence to providestudents with a well-prepared, intensely stimulating environment to foster the natural emergence of spoken language.
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Based on the authors' model of auditory, speech, and language development, the book provides educators with effective techniques and strategies for working with children in the primary grades.