Language for Adaptive Interaction

Learning requires interaction between the learner and his/her environment. For most children, language provides the medium for such interaction; but for hearing impaired children, who usually do not develop the same degree of verbal aggressiveness as those without hearing loss, there may be few oppo...

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Published in:American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886) D.C. 1886), 1976-12, Vol.121 (6), p.556-559
Main Authors: Gawlik, Rudolph, McAleer, Marlene, Ozer, Mark N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Children
Deafness - rehabilitation
District of Columbia
Education, Special
Elementary schools
Games
Hearing loss
Humans
Learning
Learning disabilities
Phrases
Professional-Patient Relations
School counseling
Teachers
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:Learning requires interaction between the learner and his/her environment. For most children, language provides the medium for such interaction; but for hearing impaired children, who usually do not develop the same degree of verbal aggressiveness as those without hearing loss, there may be few opportunities to control or interact with the environment. This powerlessness to influence a situation, or to affect the behavior of a teacher, can lead to feelings of frustration, failure, and helplessness which may result in disruption and eventual withdrawal. To provide hearing impaired children with tools and strategies that will enable them to bring learning situations into focus, counselors at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School have developed an adaptive dialogue, consisting of words and phrases which not only help the children to communicate their needs, but also give them some control of the events surrounding them.
ISSN:0002-726X
1543-0375