Chapter 9

Congenital

A hearing loss present at birth is

Conductive

A problem of the outer or middle ear that prevents sound from being conducted to the inner ear is

American Sign Language

ASL stands for

*If a hearing loss exists. *To quantify hearing loss. *To qualify hearing loss.

An audiological test is performed to determine

Fluctuating

An individual who experiences hearing loss from day to day due to periodic ear infections or earwax buildup is experiencing what type of hearing loss?

Adventitious hearing loss

Bacterial meningitis, otitis media, and encephalitis are examples of conditions that can cause an

*Emotional support. *Sign language lessons. *Listening and speech training.

Early intervention services for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing should include

Cochlear implant

Eric was born deaf. His parents adamantly opposed the use of American Sign Language. They chose an option that used an electronic device that directly stimulates the hearing nerve in the cochlea. This devices is called a/an

Students receive the majority of instruction in regular education

In a general setting with supplementary instruction,

Students who signed were made to sit on their hands because the oral approach was the preferred method of communication.

In the late nineteenth century, students who were deaf or hard of hearing were educated in residential schools. During this time period, which of the following statements accurately depicts the attitude toward deafness and communication?

More than 50 percent

It is believed that genetic causes account for what percentage of hearing loss in children?

The amount of that residual hearing that is present and usable

More important than the cause of or type of hearing loss an individual has is

Early childhood services may begin immediately

Regarding Services, when an infant is identified with a hearing loss,

Whether a student's hearing loss was prelingual or postlingual.

Regarding a student's hearing loss, Professionals are most interested in

6 months

Research reports that children identified with congenital hearing loss prior to what age will acquire age-appropriate language skills by 36 months?

Difficulty in mastering written English

Research suggests that the problems students who are deaf or hard of hearing face in written language are a result of

*Surgery *Medication *Amplification

Sara has recently been diagnosed with a conductive hearing loss. Which of the following are options for improving her hearing?

Math

Students with hearing loss often struggle in both reading and written language. Research indicates that students with hearing loss achieve at a higher grade level in which subject?

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

The first school of the deaf in the United States was founded by

Cochlea

The fluid-filled hearing organ that contains thousands of tiny cells with hair-like projections is the

Students to learn both ASL and English

The goal of the bilingual-bicultural approach is for

Ossicles

The name of the three small bones in the middle ear that vibrate to amplify sound and send it into the middle ear is the

The rubella epidemic

The number of children identified as deaf or hard of hearing increased in the 1960s due to

Experiential learning

The quantity and quality of direct and vicarious experience can be referred to as

Perform on grade level

Though deaf students may struggle with reading, they generally

True

True/False: A unilateral hearing loss refers to a loss in only one ear.

True

True/False: Being a member of the Deaf culture means you should be deaf, use ASL as a primary means of communication and attend a residential school for the deaf.

True

True/False: One example of a visual representation of knowledge is a semantic map.

True

True/False: One of the three trends in the field of deaf education include the use of bilingual-bicultural approach for educating students.

True

True/False: Reading is a complex skill that challenges most students with a hearing loss.

False

True/False: Reading is a strength in most students who have a hearing loss.

False

True/False: Reading is difficult for students who use ASL to communicate.

False

True/False: Reading is not a problem for students with a congenital hearing loss.

False

True/False: Workers who are deaf or hard of hearing are employed more often in white-collar jobs than their hearing peers.

33

What percentage of students is identified as deaf or hard of hearing and have one or more additional significant disabilities?

90

What percentage of students who are deaf or hard of hearing have hearing parents?

Sensorineural

When a problem occurs in the inner ear or along the nerve pathway to the brain stem, what type of hearing loss occurs?

Deaf culture

Which term refers to members of the Deaf community who embrace being deaf and using ASL as a primary means of communicating?

A schema

________________ enables individuals to organize large amounts of information into units of knowledge?

Coordinating the child's multidisciplinary team

_________________ is an example of a formal support?