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Communication Options

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General

Auditory oral

Auditory-verbal

Manual communication

General

Communication Options - Reference Chart

Choosing a Communication Method

Encouraging early communication

Tips and strategies to promote early communication development with young deaf children

Communication choices with deaf and hard of hearing children
Includes 'What is involved', 'What supporters believe' and 'Concerns' for each approach.

What do we do now?
A DVD produced by Deafness Forum Australia looking at the various communication options available around Australia. It can be viewed online with a broadband connection.

A First Language: Whose choice is it?
by Shawn Neal Mahshie
This is an extensive article looking at bilingualism and issues such as the critical period for spoken language and the critical period for sign language.

Where Does Speech Fit In? Spoken English in a Bilingual Context
by Sharon Graney (Master of Science degree in SpeechLanguage Pathology from Gallaudet University in 1991.)

Auditory - oral

Educating Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing :Auditory-oral approach

Auditory - verbal

Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing:Auditory-verbal

About Spoken Language

Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing:Cued speech

Manual communication

Auslan is a sign language

The Australian Deaf Community

Checklist for effective communication

Signing steps to success with baby sign language
by Jackie Durnin

Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: English-Based Sign Systems.

Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Total Communication.

An Introduction to Makaton

Makaton Australia

Makaton, Auslan, Signed English - What is the difference?
by Karen Bloomberg, SCIOP (1998)

Auslan Signbank - an interactive dictionary of Auslan - fantastic

Auslan resources for babies and toddlers - Deafness Resources Australia

The Australian Signed English Site

 

Resource Directory

Building blocks-
a parent to parent guide

Can my baby hear?

About the ear

My baby has a hearing loss

Unilateral hearing loss

Communication options

Hearing aids

Cochlear implants

Early Intervention

Schools in Australia

Education issues

Parents are important

Causes of hearing loss

Mental health

Miscellaneous

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