Facts and opinions relating to the deaf from America.

Date:
1888
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Credit: Facts and opinions relating to the deaf from America. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    °l.s O 43 bo S M d Number with very slight Hearing At what Age became Deaf — Whole numb' Pupils in my S since its opei Number capi of being tau, through Hea: Under 1 Year Between 2 and 3 Years Between 3 and 4 Years Between 4 and 5 Years Between 5 and G Years At 7 Years At 12 Years Congenital . 26 7 5 Adventitious. 23 11 2 1 7 2 3 7 2 1 Total . 49 18 7 ' One of the above pupils was also born hlind, but has slight sight now, as the result of an operation. Her improvement in every way is very satisfactory. Another pupil not enumerated in either table heard perfectly, but was dumb from feeble- mindedness. I taught her to speak in short sentences, and she is now progressing satisfactorily under a private teacher. ' Kindergarten Class (in 2 divisions), 8 pupils. ' Daily exercises in Kindergarten games, Kindergarten occupations, aural drill, voice building, writing and blackboard drawing, incidental language, lessons whenever possible. ' Second Class, 2 pupils. ' All above lessons continued with the addition of special— 1. Language lessons on all common objects and everyday actions, with easy idiomatic descriptions of same; 2. Writing with ink; 3. Drawing in charcoal (from the object) ; 4. Clay modelling (easy objects). ' Third Class, 6 pupils. ' All previous work continued and expanded. More difficult idiomatic descriptions of all that is done, seen, heard, and spoken of in actual life, here, or in lesson books. Eegular lessons in reading and arithmetic with book, and oral geography with map. ' Fourth Class, 3 pupils. ' Read fluently in any Third Eeader. This year will complete Barton's Language Lessons in Arithmetic, Barnes' Primary History of United States, Swinton's Introductory Geography. Daily lessons in general information in advanced idiomatic language, using objects, animals, plants, children's magazines.