Role of the teacher of the deaf in audiological management. A detailed analysis of speech production covering phonetic transcription and developing and improving speech readiness, voice quality, speech breathing, articulation, rhythm, phrasing, accent and fluency. Demonstration plus extensive speech lab and classroom teaching experiences. Patricia Blinn - 6 credits 562 Developing Language Skills in Deaf Children Principles and techniques used in development of language with deaf children. Study of linguistics and psycholinguistics.
Consideration is given to traditional and modern approaches to language development.
Pamela Paskowitz - 4 credits 567 English Language Acquisition and Deafness A psycholinguistic account of English language acquisition of hearing and deaf children. Both theory and empirical research are stressed, and links are made to contemporary developments in language assessment and intervention. Uses of texts and reference materials, plus summer sessions devoted to media development and utilization, microcomputer operations and word processing. A minimum of 400 hours of observation and student teaching of deaf children in educational levels from preschool through eighth grade, in self-contained residential and day settings, plus integrated day classes. Courses chosen must be approved by the director of the M.E.D. program and the chair of the Department of Education and Child Study.