Ce travail de thèse porte sur l’entraînement auditif chez des enfants sourds profonds congénitaux. Il a pour objectif d’évaluer non seulement les effets de l’entraînement auditif sur les performances auditives générales mais aussi les effets de transfert sur la perception langagière et la production de la parole. Une période prolongée de déprivation auditive entraîne des difficultés massives de réception et de production du langage, des difficultés cognitives et perturbe la maturation des voies auditives centrales qui limitent les effets de la réhabilitation de la transmission sonore (implants ou prothèses auditives). Il est donc indispensable d’apprendre aux enfants l’acte d’écouter et de développer leur acuité auditive. La première étude de ce travail évalue la méthode d’entraînement auditif le « Son en Mains », un programme expérimental ludique qui permet la stimulation des opérations auditives générales, telles que l’identification, la discrimination, l’analyse de scènes auditives et la mémoire auditive. L’entraînement se déroule sur une période de 16 semaines à raison d’une séance hebdomadaire. Les résultats sont présentés et discutés dans les quatre premiers articles de la partie expérimentale. Ils montrent que le programme d’entraînement « Son en Mains » permet aux enfants sourds profonds une amélioration de leurs performances auditives mais surtout des effets de transfert vers les tâches non entraînées (discrimination phonétique et production de la parole). Les études 2 et 3 de cette thèse s’intéressent aux effets de l’apprentissage musical chez des enfants sourds profonds congénitaux. Ces études sont basées sur les observations effectuées chez les enfants normo-entendants qui montrent que l’apprentissage de la musique induit non seulement un traitement auditif plus fin mais aussi des effets positifs sur la cognition. Dans l’étude 2, des enfants sourds suivant des leçons de musique depuis 4 ans en moyenne montrent de meilleures performances en discrimination phonétique que les enfants sourds non musiciens issus du même établissement spécialisé. Ainsi, les scores des enfants musiciens semblent comparables à ceux obtenus avec le programme d’entraînement « Son en Mains » chez des enfants non musiciens (article 5). Enfin, la troisième étude de cette thèse explore les effets de leçons musicales sur la perception des émotions musicales et sur les capacités d’apprentissage implicite. Les résultats montrent que les enfants sourds musiciens présentent plus de difficultés que les enfants entendants non musiciens pour identifier les différentes émotions musicales (article 6). En revanche leurs capacités d’apprentissage implicite sont équivalentes (article 7). Les articles 8 et 9 représentent notre contribution méthodologique et théorique. En discussion générale, nous débattons des implications de ces résultats dans la prise en charge des enfants sourds profonds. / This thesis focuses on the auditory training and auditory skill development of congenitally profoundly deaf children. It aims to evaluate, not only the effects of auditory training/auditory skill development on general auditory performances, but also the transfer effects on speech perception and development. An extended period of auditory deprivation leads to major difficulties in reception and speech production, cognitive difficulties, and also disrupts the maturation of central auditory pathways which limit the effects of hearing loss treatment in restoring sound transmission (cochlear implants or hearing aids). It is therefore necessary to teach children how to actively listen and to develop their auditory acuity. The first study of this thesis evaluates the auditory training/auditory skill development method entitled “Sound in Hand”, a recreational experimental program that allows stimulation of the general auditory processing skills, such as identification, discrimination, auditory scene analysis and auditory memory. The training program takes place over 16 weeks, on a weekly basis. The results are presented and discussed in the first four articles of the experimental section. They show that the training program “Sounds in Hand” enables profoundly deaf children to improve their auditory performances, in particular, the transfer effects to non-trained tasks (phonetic discrimination and speech development). Studies 2 and 3 of this thesis focus on the effects of musical training in congenitally profoundly deaf children. These studies are based on observations made in children with normal hearing which demonstrate that musical training not only result in finer auditory processing skills, but also has positive effects on cognition. In study 2, deaf children who have been taking music lessons for approximately four years, show better performances in phonetic discrimination than non-musician deaf children from the same special school. Thus, the scores of musician children seem comparable to those obtained with the “Sounds in Hand” training program in non-musician children (article 5). Finally, the third study of this thesis explores the effects of musical training on the perception of musical emotions and on implicit learning abilities. The results show that deaf musician children have more difficulties than non-musicians with normal hearing in identifying the different musical emotions (article 6). However, their implicit learning abilities are equivalent (article 7). Articles 8 and 9 represent a methodological and theorical contribution. In the general discussion, we consider the implications of these results on therapies in profoundly deaf children.

The low literacy levels achieved by deaf children are of ongoing concern to educators and researchers alike. The present research considered emergent literacy as one aspect to consider in the acquisition of literacy skills in deaf children. The aim of this research was to describe the home-based literacy experiences of severely to profoundly deaf pre-schoolers as provided by their hearing parents. Parents of twenty-nine pre-school deaf children from schools for the deaf were selected to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed based on the four identified literacy contexts: the physical and functional context, the language context, the affective context and the educational context. The results obtained indicate that the deaf children in this survey are exposed to literacy-rich home environments where they are able to observe literate adult role models. Limitations in the quantity and quality of text-based interaction between the deaf pre-schoolers, their hearing parents and older siblings were identified. The results also indicated that the parents who participated in this research regarded the development of language and communication as more important than the early acquisition of literacy skills. The parents assigned the greatest responsibility in teaching literacy skills to teachers. This study highlights the sensitive nature of early literacy and language learning in young deaf children. Suggestions for further research are presented. / Dissertation (M(Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) / unrestricted

This thesis is focused on problems of teaching in school subject Czech Language in 1 - 3 grade of elementary schools for hearing impaired. The whole issue is put into the theoretical framework, which delimit specify of hearing impaired pupils education and the goals which this pupils should achieve in elementary education and primarily in language education too. Special attention is paid to problems of teaching reading and writing - ways to acquiring reading literacy in hearing impaired pupils. Presented are methods of teaching reading and writing and I am thinking about their applicability in hearing impaired pupils education. Is given an idea of teaching in school subject Czech Language in Elementary schools for hearing impaired in history (1948 - 1990), in detail I analyze teaching materials used in that time. Current situation of teaching in school subject Czech Language is describe on the grounds of research probe realized in school year 2011/2012 on four selected elementary schools for hearing impaired in the Czech Republic. Results of observation are related to stated hypothesis and from them are deduced conclusions. Part of thesis is detailed notations of during the teaching in the selected schools. Closing part is focused on brief reflection of possibilities to make use of innovation in...

This diploma thesis deals with national assessment of language abilities of hearing impaired pupils and closer focuses on pre-lingual deaf pupils at the ends of the primary and lower secondary schools. Based on the definition of the characteristics of the national assessment, the diploma thesis also focuses on an overview of currently used language tests, both at international level as well as it gives information about the practice in selected foreign education systems. Special attention is devoted to information that deal with the assessment of language abilities in the Czech Republic, and the form of participation of deaf pupils in such testing . The practical part is done by a research which was done to find out the views of those involved in the education of pupils with hearing disorders just the current assessment practice language skills of the pupils. In the final part of my diploma thesis is a possible outline for innovations for testing related to information from the preceding parts of my diploma thesis.

This diploma thesis deals with national assessment of language abilities of hearing impaired pupils at the ends of the primary and lower secondary schools. Based on the definition of the characteristics of the national assessment, the diploma thesis also focuses on an overview of currently used language tests, both at international level as well as it gives information about the practice in selected foreign education systems. Special attention is devoted to information that deal with the assessment of language abilities in the Czech Republic, and the form of participation of pupils with hearing impairement in such testing . The practical part is done by a research which was done to find out the views of those involved in the education of pupils with hearing disorders just the current assessment practice language skills of the pupils. In the final part of my diploma thesis is a possible outline for innovations for testing related to information from the preceding parts of my diploma thesis.