Progress in Helping Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Achieve Their Potential.

摘要: * Abbreviations: CELF — : Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals DHH deaf or hard hearing MTL mean turn length MLUm length utterance in morphemes TALI technology-assisted language intervention TAU treatment as usual Helping children who are hearing (DHH) achieve their academic potential has been a priority the United States since at least 1864, when President Abraham Lincoln signed charter for what is now Gallaudet University, saying it would provide people “a fair chance race life.”1 Since that time, arguments have raged about how to best educate DHH. Well-known examples include Milan Congress 1880, which passed controversial resolution banning use sign schools2–4; Babbidge Report commissioned by 1965 stated, “The American no reason be satisfied with limited success educating children”5; and multiple recent articles Pediatrics debated DHH.6–9 With >150 years often angry “best way” DHH, refreshing encouraging read article this issue Meinzen-Derr et al,10 demonstrate … Address correspondence Karl R. White, PhD, Director, National Center Hearing Assessment Management, Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair Early Childhood Education, Professor Psychology, Utah State 2615 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322. E-mail: karl.white{at}usu.edu