Exam 10: Understanding Hearing Loss and Communication in the Deaf Community

Mary and Cleo both have their hearing checked by an audiologist. The results show Mary to have hearing at about 10 dB across the speech range and Cleo to be at 35 dB across the speech range. Their hearing would be described respectively as

The inability to hear sounds between 40 and 60 dB is considered

The primary degree- granting institution for deaf students is

Identify and describe the cognitive, communicational, academic and social and emotional issues that centre around students with hearing loss.

Those who adhere to a manual philosophy in regard to communication with deaf individuals believe that

The vast majority of classroom teachers

Deaf children of deaf parents consistently perform better on tests of academic achievement and have better social and emotional adjustment than do deaf children of hearing parents.

For the child with a postlingual hearing loss

In regards to Cochlear implants, which of the following is NOT true?

For the child with a mild or moderate hearing loss, the effect on speech and language

The sign language that eventually evolved into ASL was originally developed by

The mental ability of deaf students is substantially below that of the whole population.

List the four major systems for classifying hearing impairments.

The Deaf community is best described as

Hearing aids can correct hearing and eliminate the problems associated with hearing impairment.

When looking at speech reading for persons who are deaf, we can conclude that

The technical term for the amplification provided by a hearing aid is