The children's house of learning

Early childhood education programs for hearing-impaired children function, in the main, without generally accepted educational guidelines. Several descriptions of preschool programs for deaf children appear in the literature; however, for the most part such programs do not satisfy basic requirements for educational research activities and certainly provide no hard answers to the numerous questions relating to the most advantageous methods for teaching preschool hearing-impaired children. In the area of educational achievement, the effects of hearing impairment are all too clear. Educational programs for hearing-impaired children are generally unsuccessful, both in academics and in preparing children to function as hearing persons in a hearing world. The reading ability alone of many deaf students at 18 years, upon completion of their schooling, may be as much as 8 to 9 years retarded. Their overall achievement is not behind to that extent; nevertheless, since reading is a tool subject for nearly all other leaning, this deficiency is reflected in most of the other areas. The ultimate result is a serious retardation in the overall educational level of most hearing-impaired young adults. The Children's House of Learning (TCHL) of El Dorado, Arkansas was established in 1971 to develop an experimental program for the early education of hearing-impaired chil

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