Computer-Assisted Instruction on Elementary English for the Deaf

Language acquisition is known to be one of the problems that each deaf child has to face from the moment he starts to communicate. Researches conducted revealed that the hearing-impaired lag behind their hearing counterparts in using Standard English. The lack of reinforcement or supplementary mater...

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Main Authors: Aldea, Gina Mae V., Castaneda, Delia H., Salvador, Maria Rosario A.
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Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 1993
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Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7047
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Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
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Summary:Language acquisition is known to be one of the problems that each deaf child has to face from the moment he starts to communicate. Researches conducted revealed that the hearing-impaired lag behind their hearing counterparts in using Standard English. The lack of reinforcement or supplementary materials in Language inside and outside the classroom have contributed to this problem. This led the proponents to create Computer-Assisted Instruction on Elementary English for the Deaf (CAI-EED) which would serve as a reinforcement to the regular classroom instruction. Selected topics from grade levels one to four are included in the lesson outline. Moreover, a structural method of teaching Language to the deaf known as the Fitzgerald key was used in presenting the modules. Tests conducted to 14 students at St. Augustine School for the Deaf showed that microcomputers can indeed provide the hearing-impaired with a different kind of learning experience. It is capable of remembering, reviewing, and rewarding the students in their interaction with the computer. The introduction of software's in deaf education here in the Philippines can greatly help in their Language instruction.