Signed English vs American Sign Language
ASL or American sign language is the most commonly used form of sign language, like any language it does vary. It is a language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other body behaviours to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; most signs are based on English words, but ASL syntax and grammar are not based on English language.
Signed English is a form of sign language that follows the syntax and grammer of the English language, each word in the English language has a sign. English sign is used to create language for young students that are having difficulty with speech development, signed English will not on it's own result in improved speech, but it should offer a better foundation for a speech training program. Signed English has been proven to increase the information children are receiving in regards to the English language ASL does not offer this same English language development. Once the English language is developed enough to support communication ASL is then adopted or both speech and sign can be used.
Total Communication
Total communication is the bridge that allowed a crossover from an oral-only philosophy to a philosophy that embraced sign language.
TC is a philosophy that will allow flexibility without eliminating any of the options. By using a total approach of speaking and signing, all members of the family, those who are deaf as well as those who are hearing, have continuous access to the communication occurring in their environment.
Auditory Verbal approach and Oral approach
The Auditory-Verbal Approach stresses the importance of intensive auditory training of the hard-of-hearing or deaf student; daily listening activities, consistent use of amplification (hearing-aids) and regular educational programming in integrated school settings. The Oral Approach also stresses the importance of auditory training; however much emphasis is placed on the importance of speech reading and encouraging students and parents to facilitate the development of lipreading skills.
An ASL video website:
http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
A website for math signs:
http://www.tsdvideo.org/index.php?lang=English
Signed English video website:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~c003140/Frameset1.html
The Three Little pigs in Signed English
What is a Cochlear Implant?
A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that can provide hearing for profoundly deaf people. Part of the device is surgically implanted into the inner ear and part is worn externally. The device stimulates the auditory or hearing nerve directly bypassing the damaged part or inner ear or cochlea.
There are two components to a cochlear implant, an externally worn microphone and processor and the internal electrode array. The microphone picks up sounds near the ear level and sends it to the speech processor. The speech processor takes the acoustic signal and codes it for speech electrically. The signal is sent to the transmitter worn on the head where it is then sent through the skin to the implanted device. Under the skin, the receiver decodes the signal and sends it to the electrode array. The electrode group distributes the signal and stimulates the nerve endings in the cochlea, producing nerve impulses. The impulses are sent to the brain where they are interpreted as sound.
There are two components to a cochlear implant, an externally worn microphone and processor and the internal electrode array. The microphone picks up sounds near the ear level and sends it to the speech processor. The speech processor takes the acoustic signal and codes it for speech electrically. The signal is sent to the transmitter worn on the head where it is then sent through the skin to the implanted device. Under the skin, the receiver decodes the signal and sends it to the electrode array. The electrode group distributes the signal and stimulates the nerve endings in the cochlea, producing nerve impulses. The impulses are sent to the brain where they are interpreted as sound.
No child is ever to young to test
Screening tests are usually preformed in Kindergarten
What is an Audiogram?
A graph is used to record the results of a persons hearing test. Results will show how loud a sound must be before the person is able to hear it. The sound is measured according to pitch (frequency) and loudness (decibel) level. The instrument used to test a persons hearing is called an audiometer
What do they tell us?
An audiogram is a graph that is used to show the results of a hearing test. The graph will show hearing levels for the right ear and the left ear. This means that the audiologist has tested your child’s hearing and has indicated on the graph the decibel level at which your child is able to detect a sound at different frequencies.
How to read an audiogram
The numbers across the top of the graph show the frequency or pitch of sounds.
The numbers along the side of the graph show the decibel or loudness levels of sound.
The pictures and letters show you the loudness and pitch of sounds in our environment and sounds in our speech. The degrees or amounts of hearing loss are shown on the right side of the chart.
EAROBICS
Earobics is a colourful and interactive computer game that is designed to be educational and fun to play. The games feature friendly characters that guide the user through the learning process. A play-by-play score provides immediate feedback and motivation for the student. It teaches the fundamental listening and sound awareness skills that
research has proven to be the best predictors of reading success. It has sound discrimination, auditory memory, teaches rhyming sound patterns, blends sounds into syllables and syllables into words.
Hearing Loss
Conductive or Sensorineural or mixed which is a combination of both.
Related Websites
The Three Little Pigs in Signed English
