Children Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: State of the Educational Practices. inForum

Autor/in	Ahearn, Eileen M.
Institution	National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), Project Forum
Titel	Children Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: State of the Educational Practices. inForum
Quelle	(2011), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Multiple Disabilities; Partial Hearing; Deafness; Educational Practices; Special Education; Public Education; Children; Hearing Impairments; Assistive Technology; School Districts; Computer Software; Surveys; Federal Legislation; Screening Tests; Professional Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Hörbehinderung; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Bildungspraxis; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Öffentliche Erziehung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Hearing impairment; School district; Schulbezirk; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Bundesrecht; Screening-Verfahren
Abstract	While it is difficult to identify an exact number of children with hearing impairments, the General Accountability Office and IDEAData.org report that the incidence of children who are deaf or hard of hearing is small, representing about 1% of all identified students with disabilities (GAO, May 2011; IDEAData.org, 2009). Variability in the reported number of children who are deaf/hard of hearing can happen because some children with hearing impairments are counted under different categories (e.g., deaf/blind, multiple disabilities). The education of these children has been changed significantly by advances in many areas in recent years. For example, technologies such as visual or text communication devices and speech-to-print software and the expanded use of cochlear implants have brought new means through which students with hearing impairments can communicate and access educational content (Shaver et. al., 2011). The use of these advances can contribute positively to the provision of a free appropriate public education for children with hearing impairments. Project Forum at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) produced a document in 2005 focused on state infrastructures and programs for this population (Muller, 2005). As part of its cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Project Forum produced this document that reports results from two surveys that inquired about the current state of practice in educational service delivery for children who are deaf/hard of hearing. (Contains 4 tables and 3 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Project Forum. Available from: National Association of State Directors of Special Education. 1800 Diagonal Road Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-519-3800; Fax: 703-519-3808; Web site: http://www.projectforum.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10