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An Investigation Of The Value Of Auditory Training In The Education Of Deaf Children, Martha Yattaw Walker
An Investigation Of The Value Of Auditory Training In The Education Of Deaf Children, Martha Yattaw Walker
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
For over a quarter of a century a difference of opinion has existed regarding the relative value of auditory training in the education of the deaf child. The opponents have insisted that in most deaf children there is little or no residual hearing on which to use acoustic stimulation. The proponents have insisted that there are extremely few deaf children who do not have some residual hearing which could be stimulated to promote better speech, to increase speech perception, and to advance better mental health.
The purpose of this study has been (1) to investigate (a) the development of speech …