Explore early 20th-century approaches to teaching speech to the deaf, including practical methods and medical insights.
This issue of The Association Review, Volume V, published in 1904, gathers editorials, research notes, and reports from the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf. It surveys teaching methods, classroom practices, and the evolving understanding of deaf education.
Readers will find practical discussions on how to shape daily classroom speech, the role of mother‑tongue learning in ear training, and the move toward more natural, conversational instruction. The issue also includes analyses of auditory physiology and its relevance to teaching, along with contemporary studies and reflections from schools for the deaf.
- Practical classroom approaches, including free object lessons as a basis for speech development
- Investigations into hearing, articulation, and the physiological aspects of the tympanum
- Editorials and reports from conferences, schools, and notable educators of the era
Ideal for educators, historians, and researchers interested in the history of deaf education and its evolving methods.