LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:4 April 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Development and Validation of the Objectives for
Language Stimulation Home Training Activity Manual in Hindi
for Parents of the Children with Hearing Impairment

Rajeev Ranjan, B.Sc. (Speech and Hearing), MASLP, Ph.D. Candidate
Arun Banik, Ph.D.

Abstract

The Study was aimed to develop and validate the items/ objectives for language stimulation home training activity manual useful for the children with hearing impairment in the chronological age range of 2-6 years. A Quasi Experimental Research Design was chosen to undertake the present study, in which 15 subjects (5 Parents of the hearing impaired, 5 Special educators of hearing impaired and 5 audiologist and speech-language pathologist) as judges were included. All subjects were having or teaching schools going severe to profound hearing impaired children in the age range of 2-6 years. All set items/ objectives under each section of the activity manual was given to all the subjects to rate under 4 points rating scale. The keys and rating points for judging the items was, (a) Not relevant & useful: 1, (b) Very Limited use & relevant: 2, (c) Mostly suitable & useful: 3 and (d) Most relevant & Very useful: 4. The judges were requested to re-write the irrelevant or undecided questions as they think most relevant or add their views to present questions. ANOVAs test was done to see the significant difference among the groups for the set objectives. To signify that there was no significant difference among the groups for the selected objectives, intra-reliability test (spearman brown coefficient) was done. The selected objectives will be useful and helpful to develop a home training activity manual for Parents for the children with hearing impairment.

Key Words: Language stimulation, activity manual, Hearing Impairment, Children, Home, Parents, Special educators

Introduction

“Hearing impairment and deafness are serious disabilities that can impose a heavy social and economic burden on individuals, families, communities and countries. Children with hearing impairment often experience delayed development of speech, language and cognitive skills, which may result in slow learning and difficulty progressing in school. The burden of hearing impairment and deafness falls disproportionately on the poor, because they are unable to afford the preventive and routine care necessary to avoid hearing loss, or to afford hearing aids to make the condition manageable. Hearing impairment can also make it more difficult to escape poverty by slowing progress in school and the workplace, and placing people in social isolation” (WHO, 1998).

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Rajeev Ranjan, Ph.D. Student (Part time) from AYJNIHH (Mumbai)
C-358, F-1, Shalimar Garden, Ext-2
Near Triveni Dham Hanuman Mandir, Sahibabad 201005
Ghaziabad
Utter Pradesh
India
rajnav11@hotmail.com

Dr. Arun Banik
Director
National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
Indira Gandhi National Open University
New Academic Complex, Hall no. 7, G-Block, Maidan Garhi
New Delhi-110068
India
arunbanik@rediffmail.com
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