What should the classroom teacher watch for to be able to identify possible hearing problems?
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 2] The Deaf Community exists as
a. a distinct disability group within our society.
b. a distinct cultural group within our society.
c. a strong community support group for children that have received cochlear implants.
d. a distinct handicapped group within our society .
[Ques. 3] What does it mean to be bilingual and bicultural as an individual who is deaf and why should supports take this into consideration?
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 4] With respect to cochlear implants, the Deaf community
a. has embraced them for their children.
b. has not fully accepted them because of a negative impression of deafness. c. sees no need for the technology in their culture.
d. is diminishing as a result of their proliferation.
[Ques. 5] Research findings indicate that the poor academic performance of children who are deaf is primarily due to their
a. difficulties in reading and writing.
b. high levels of frustration. c. lack of intelligence.
d. poor relationships with teachers.
[Ques. 6] Lack of hearing does not inhibit social development as much as the lack of with others does.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
[Ques. 7] The sequence of language development of children with hearing impairments
a. is slower than in children who are not hearing impaired.
b. follows the same pattern of children who can hear. c. develops faster than in children who can hear.
d. is different in nature than in children who are not hearing impaired.
[Ques. 8] The innate language mechanism helps children to develop the spoken language of his or her home. What happens to this system if the infant is deaf?
a. The language pattern is developed at totally different rates and sequences.
b. The infant will innately develop babble-like hand movements that are sign equivalents of speech sounds. c. The infant will not be responsive to his or her environment.
d. The infant will still learn the spoken language of family.
[Ques. 9] Teaching reading by first teaching words that stand for familiar persons or things and then introducing phonics is referred to as the
a. whole-word approach.
b. whole-language approach.
c. developmental reading approach. d. sight word approach.
[Ques. 10] Children with hearing loss who are not taught an existing sign system such as ASL will often develop their own system known as ___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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