Search Results - "Total Communication"

The Early Years Sign Survey: The Use of Sign by Early Years Practitioners in the UK

Authors: Victoria C. P. Knowland Polly Waters

Source: Mind, Brain, and Education. 2026 20(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 9

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Language Acquisition, Speech, Manual Communication, Total Communication, Early Childhood Education

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Acceptability of a Digital Early Years Language Support Service for Caregivers of Children Who Have SLCN and/or Are Multilingual

Authors: Emily Hancock Colin Bannard Silke Fricke et al.

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2026 61(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Caregiver Child Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Total Communication, Multilingualism, Children, Speech Therapy, Computer Mediated Communication, Outcomes of Treatment, Child Language, Caregiver Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Telecommunications, Videoconferencing

Is the Total Communication Approach Effective for Children with Complex Speech, Language and Communication Needs?

Authors: Jessie Luckins Georgina Tongue Judy Clegg

Source: Child Language Teaching and Therapy. 2025 41(1):5-29.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Total Communication, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Communication Disorders, Special Schools, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Story Telling, Students with Disabilities

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Parental Self-Efficacy and Early Language Development in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

Authors: Carrie A. Davenport Elaine Smolen Irina Castellanos et al.

Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 2025 30(1):31-40.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Parent Child Relationship, Mother Attitudes, Parents, Students with Disabilities, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Parent Participation, Listening Comprehension, Expressive Language, Total Communication, Language Skills, Parent Role, Parents as Teachers, Beliefs, Child Development

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Preschool Language Scale

ISL-Signing Mothers' Practices for Boosting Hearing-Signing Children's Engagement in Shared Reading

Authors: Orit Fuks

Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 2024 29(2):217-229.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Sign Language, Total Communication, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Reading Aloud to Others, Infants, Toddlers, Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies

Geographic Terms: Israel

Communicating with Deaf Students in Inclusive Schools: Insights from Saudi University Faculty

Authors: Alanazi, Mubarak (ORCID 0000-0001-5702-2604)

Source: Eurasian Journal of Educational Research. 2021 (95):188-209.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Deafness, Interpersonal Communication, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, College Faculty, Sign Language, Speech Communication, Written Language, Bilingualism, Biculturalism, Total Communication, Teacher Attitudes, Early Intervention, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parent Background, Age Differences, Individual Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences

Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia

The Effectiveness of Multiplex Teaching Method in Mastering Vocabulary for Deaf Students

Authors: Subasno, Yohanes Degeng, I. Nyoman Sudana Pali, Marthen et al.

Source: European Journal of Educational Research. 2021 10(4):1649-1667.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Deafness, Vocabulary Development, Students with Disabilities, Total Communication, Special Schools, Lesson Plans, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Communication Skills, Elementary School Students, Sign Language, Pictorial Stimuli, Written Language, Oral Language

Geographic Terms: Indonesia

Criterion Validity of the Early Communication Indicator for Infants and Toddlers

Authors: Greenwood, Charles R. Buzhardt, Jay Walker, Dale et al.

Source: Assessment for Effective Intervention. Sep 2020 45(4):298-310.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Special Education Research (ED)
Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH), Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch (IDDB)

Descriptors: Progress Monitoring, Total Communication, Infants, Toddlers, Individualized Family Service Plans, Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Decision Making, Communication Skills, Measures (Individuals), Language Skills

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory

IES Funded: Yes

When the Mess Is the Message: Simultaneous Signing in an ASL Multiparty Interaction

Authors: Alysson Lepeut Emily Shaw

Source: Sign Language Studies. 2024 24(3):722-763.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 42

Descriptors: Deafness, American Sign Language, Total Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Dialogs (Language), Interaction, Data, Video Technology, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Relationship

Intersectionality and Autoethnography: DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, Deaf and Hard of Hearing-Latinx Children Are the Future

Authors: Carla García-Fernández

Source: Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity. 2020 6(1):40-67.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 28

Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intersectionality, Deaf Blind, Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Multiple Disabilities, Disabilities, Hispanic American Students, First Generation College Students, Student Experience, Epistemology, Equal Education, Decision Making, Educational Practices, Higher Education, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Language Attitudes, Total Communication, Sign Language, Racial Discrimination, Educational Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Acculturation

Educators Empowering Families

Authors: Neria, Christy M. Young, Stephanie M. Colantuono, Delcina M.

Source: Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education. 2019 20:70-75.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Total Communication, Listening, Speech Communication, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Advocacy, Family Involvement, Empowerment, Family Needs, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, American Sign Language, Parent Role

Second Verse, Same as the First: On the Use of Signing Systems in Modern Interventions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in the USA

Authors: Scott, Jessica A. Henner, Jonathan

Source: Deafness & Education International. 2021 23(2):123-141.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, American Sign Language, Teaching Methods, Manual Communication, Student Needs, Speech Communication, Adults, Children, Grammar, Comprehension, Total Communication, Outcomes of Education, Language of Instruction

Covering the Bases: Pairing Sign with Spoken Word in Early Childhood Settings

Authors: Waters, Chelsea L. (ORCID 0000-0002-6989-9240)

Source: Young Exceptional Children. Sep 2020 23(3):130-142.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Speech Communication, Sign Language, Young Children, Communication Strategies, Early Childhood Education, Inclusion, Student Needs, Hearing Impairments, Total Communication, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Activities, Peer Relationship, Family Involvement

Public Speaking Course and the Hearing-Impaired College Student: Classroom Communication, Challenges and Rewards

Authors: Hureau, Marcelle S. M.

Source: Online Submission. 2008.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 29

Descriptors: College Students, Hearing (Physiology), Hearing Impairments, Public Speaking, Course Content, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Cultural Differences, Total Communication, Ethnography, Classroom Communication, Focus Groups, Rewards, Peer Relationship, Attitudes toward Disabilities

AAC Interventions for Autism: A Research Summary

Authors: Nunes, Debora R. P.

Source: International Journal of Special Education. 2008 23(2):17-26.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Total Communication, Autism, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Research Design, Oral Language, Language Skills, Artificial Languages, Visual Aids, Outcomes of Treatment

Communication Approaches for Educating Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Children in Ghana: Historical and Contemporary Issues

Authors: Fobi, Daniel Oppong, Alexander M.

Source: Deafness & Education International. 2019 21(4):195-209.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Strategies, Secondary School Students, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Sign Language, Oral Communication Method, Total Communication

Geographic Terms: Ghana

Open Doors: Options in Communication and Education for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 35

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cued Speech, Deafness, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education, Hearing Impairments, Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Manual Communication, Oral Communication Method, Parent Empowerment, Preschool Children, Student Placement, Student Rights, Toddlers, Total Communication

Geographic Terms: U.S.; New Jersey

Journal Code: RIEDEC1999

Focus on Infants and Toddlers (Ages 0-3): A Quarterly Newsletter for the Education Community, 1997-1998.

Authors: Association for Childhood Education International, Olney, MD. Sexton, David

Source: Focus on Infants and Toddlers. Fall 1997-Sum 1998 10(1-4):1997.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 33

Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care, Developmental Delays, Early Intervention, Hearing Impairments, Infants, Paraprofessional Personnel, Play, Preschool Education, Safety, Teacher Student Relationship, Toddlers, Total Communication, Toys

Geographic Terms: U.S.; Maryland

Journal Code: RIEJUL1999

Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Total Communication. ERIC Digest #559.

Authors: ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA. Hawkins, Larry Brawner, Judy

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Manual Communication, Partial Hearing, Speech Communication, Total Communication

Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Overview. ERIC Digest #E549.

Authors: ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA. Easterbrooks, Susan

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children, Communication Skills, Deafness, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Incidence, Interpersonal Communication, Sign Language, Student Placement, Total Communication