Speech Acoustics to help deaf pupils
Books
Berg, Frederick S
Acoustics and sound systems in school
Singular, 1993
ISBN 1565930797
Focuses on acoustic problems in classrooms and describes materials, equipment and methods for alleviating problems in listening and learning in this type of environment.
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Acoustic design of schools: a design guide (Building bulletin 93)
Stationery Office, 2003
ISBN 0112711057
This guide aims to provide information on regulations, advice and recommendations for the acoustic design of schools. Covers Acoustic performance; Noise control; External noise; Rooms for speech; Rooms for music; Design for pupils with special hearing requirements.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bb93-acoustic-design-of-schools-performance-standards
Gragg, Venita
What is an audiogram?
Gallaudet, 1985
Guide to audiograms aimed at children with illustrations and charts to help explain their own test results.
Lee, Wendy & Freeman, Kate
Speech, language and communication progression tool: age 3
Communication Trust, 2014
ISBN 9781909346093
Designed to help identify how children are progressing with their speech, language and communication. Designed to be used by non speech and language therapists such as teachers and early years practitioners
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Acoustics toolkit: a toolkit to improve acoustic conditions for deaf children
NDCS, 2007
Provides advice and guidance to schools and local authorities to help them create a better learning environment for all children, including those who are deaf. The guidance is laid out in two parts: first an overview aimed at non-specialist staff and secondly, more technical advice aimed at specialists.
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Bone anchored hearing aids for children and young people: a guide for parents and families
NDCS, 2005
Brief guide to bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) for families.
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Speech and language therapy for deaf children: a guide for parents
NDCS, 2007
For the parents and carers of deaf children who are interested in finding out about speech and language therapy. Provides information, advice and practical ideas to help with children's communication. Jointly written with the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
https://www.ndcs.org.uk/documents-and-resources/speech-and-language-therapy-a-guide-for-parents/
CD-ROMs
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
Using residual hearing effectively: education guidelines project
RNID, 2005
ISBN 1904296092
Information on the management of all types of hearing loss. An update of the publication in 2000. (PDFs on CD-ROM) Series: Education guidelines project.
Articles
Ambrose, Sophie E; Thomas, Anne; Moeller, Mary Pat
Assessing vocal development in infants and toddlers who are hard of hearing: a parent-report tool
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Jul 2016, Vol 21 (3), p237-248
Appraises at an assessment used to look at the development of vocalisation in young babies, in particular how it works with those who have hearing loss.
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/
Gou, J; Smith, J; Valero, J; Rubio, I
Effect of frequency transposition on speech perception in adolescents and young adults with profound hearing loss
Deafness and Education International
March 2011,
Vol 13 (1), p17-33
Looks at frequency-lowering of young people's hearing aids to improve speech perception.
Hogan, Sarah ... [et al]
Evaluation of auditory verbal therapy using the rate of early language development as an outcome measure
Deafness and Education International
2008, Vol 10 (3), p143-167
One approach to developing spoken language in deaf children is evaluated using formal assessment methods.
Hogan, Sarah; Stokes, Jacqueline; Weller, Isobel
Language outcomes for children of low income families enrolled in auditory verbal therapy
Deafness and Education International
December 2010, Vol 12 (4), p204-216
Funding was provided for low income families to participate in Auditory Verbal (AV) courses to look at the effect that socio-economic status has on the efficacy of AV.
McCracken, Wendy; Ravichandran, Aarthy; Laoide-Kemp, Siobhan
Audiological certainty in deaf children with learning disabilities: an imperative for inter-agency working
Deafness and Education International
2008, Vol 10 (1), p4-21
Looks at the audiological needs of children who have learning disabilities.
McDaniel, Jena; Camarata, Stephen; Yoder, Paul
Comparing auditory-only and audiovisual word learning for children with hearing loss
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Oct 2018, Vol 23 (4), p382-398
A study of use of audio visual or audio only cue for deaf children developing spoken language skills.
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/
Paatsch, Louise E
Effects of speech production and vocabulary training on different components of spoken language performance
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Winter 2006, Vol 11 (1), p39-55
Examines the use of training techniques to improve deaf children's speech and vocabulary.
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/
Smith, Jenny; Dann, Marilyn; Brown, P Margaret
Evaluation of frequency transposition for hearing-impaired school-age children
Deafness and Education International
2009, Vol 11 (2), p62-82
A study of the audiological outcomes for deaf children using hearing aids.
Smythe, R L & Bamford, J M
Speech perception of hearing impaired children in mainstream acoustic environments: an exploratory study
Deafness and Education
June 1997, Vol 21 (2), p26-31
Looks at classroom acoustics compared with the more optimal conditions where deaf children are assessed.
Websites
Jarzynski, BeccaCommunication temptations: How use your environment to get your child talking [blog]
Child Talk
12 July 2011
Discusses various strategies that parents can use to 'tempt' their children to communicate.
http://www.talkingkids.org/2011/07/communication-temptations-how-use-your.html