Communication Skills in Hearing-Impaired Children

Preface General preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 The nature of human communication Communication skills as skills Referential and sociolinguistic approaches to communication Communication in practical contexts - pragmatics Biological abilities and learned accomplishments The interplay of perceptual, cognitive and linguistic processes Oracy and literacy Communication problems of hearing-impaired children Chapter 2 Early assessment and intervention Sensitive periods Instances of extreme deprivation Early and late assessment of hearing impairment Early versus late intervention Conclusion Chapter 3 The speech reception of hearing-impaired children Hearing aids, cochlear implants and vibrotactile aids Auditory perception of speech by hearing-impaired children Clinical and practical applications Perception of connected speech Conclusion: need for clarification of objectives Enhancement of the intelligibility of perceived speech Speechreading Chapter 4 The produced speech of hearing-impaired children Deaf speech Speech training Speech training aids Intelligibility of the produced speech of hearing-impaired children Conclusion Chapter 5 Hearing impairment and manual communication Manual communication Natural language of the deaf Manual systems other than sign language Sign language Total communication Chapter 6 Hearing impairment and literacy skills Reading Writing Concluding remarks: reading and writing Chapter 7 Hearing impairment and cognition Cognitive skills Cognition and hearing impairment Some cognitive aspects of sign General conclusion on hearing impaiment and cognition Metaprocesses Central auditory dysfunction Conclusion Chapter 8 Individual and social aspects Psychopathology Psychological aspects Social aspects Pragmatics Chapter 9 Management of the hearing-impaired child Some milestones Practical issues affecting management Options for parents with deaf children Chapter 10 Concluding comments Glossary References Index