Some of hearing-impaired children who finished the auditory training course of our Hearing Clinic for Mothers and Children affiliated with Hearing Aid Research Laboratory have entered ordinary kindergartens and primary schools.
A questionnaire about their integration and adjustment in ordinary class was sent to their teachers.
The answers we got were twenty from kindergarten teachers and nineteen from primary school teachers.
The results obtained from them are as follows: (1) Generally speaking, their listening attitude in the class was considered to be fairly good, but they need more positive attitude.
(2) Their listening ability is fairly good in face-to-face conversational situation, but it is difficult for them to understand teachers' speech in group situation.
(3) In terms of their vocabulary, syntax and daily-life conversation, they are doing fairly well, but we found they are somewhat delayed in abstruct thinking.
(4) It is shown no significant relation among their hearing acuity, social maturity, listening attitude and ability, and verbal ability. However, it is observed strong significant correlation between educational achievement and verbal ability.
(5) We consider that it is necessary in special training of hearing-impaired young children to emphasize more positive attitude, in general, together with the auditory training.
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