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Acquiring language through total communication.

M D Thompson, M V Swisher

    Ear and Hearing
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Total communication aids young children with severe hearing loss by using visual and auditory input. This approach ensures consistent language exposure, bypassing the need for immediate auditory-perceptual skill assessment in infants.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pediatric Audiology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Special Education

    Background:

    • Children with severe hearing loss often experience auditory discrimination and perceptual challenges.
    • Accurate assessment of auditory perceptual skills in infants with hearing impairments is currently limited.
    • Early and consistent language input is crucial for the development of affected children.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the benefits of total communication for infants with severe hearing loss.
    • To advocate for an immediate and consistent language input strategy.
    • To address the challenges in assessing auditory perceptual skills in very young children.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a total communication approach, integrating both visual and auditory learning pathways.

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  • Providing immediate language input without requiring prior auditory-perceptual skill determination.
  • Illustrating a practical total communication program for implementation.

    • Main Results:

    • Total communication offers a viable method for language acquisition in hearing-impaired infants.
    • Consistent language input is achievable despite limitations in auditory assessment.
    • The approach supports development by leveraging multiple sensory systems.

    Conclusions:

    • Total communication is an effective strategy for delivering language input to infants with severe hearing loss.
    • This method circumvents the difficulties associated with early auditory perceptual assessments.
    • It ensures continuous language development opportunities for young children with hearing impairments.