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National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Main Getting Started Teacher's Guide Student Activities About NIH and NIDCD
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An information resource for researchers as well as the general public. It features:
American Sign Language: Quick Facts
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/asl.asp
Cochlear Implants
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp
Gen “Y” Asks Why Not?
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/news/patterson.asp
Has Your Baby’s Hearing Been Screened?
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/screened.asp
How Loud Is Too Loud? (bookmark)
English http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/ruler.asp
Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/Spanish/ruler_sp.asp
How Loud Is Too Loud? (interactive sound ruler)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/decibel/decibel.asp
How Loud Is Too Loud? (video clip)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/video/loud_vid.asp
Silence Isn’t Always Golden
English http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/silence.asp
Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/Spanish/silence_span.asp
Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/speechandlanguage.asp
Swat’z New? A Fly That’s Setting the Hearing World Abuzz
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/news/swatz.asp
Ten Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss (bookmark quiz)
English http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/10ways.asp
Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/Spanish/10w_sp.asp
Travel Inside the Ear (video clip)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/video/travel_vid.asp
What Are the Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing Children?
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/commopt.asp
What Is Sound? (video clip)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/video/sound_vid.asp
ENC’s mission is to identify effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K–12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.
http://www.lhh.org/noise/index.htm
Contains fact sheets and other information resources on noise, from the League for the Hard of Hearing, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for infants, children, and adults with all degrees of hearing loss.
http://library.thinkquest.org/19537/
An interactive, educational site about sound. It was developed by students as part of a ThinkQuest science competition. (ThinkQuest Inc. is a nonprofit organization that offers programs designed to advance education through the use of technology.) You can click on the following sections:
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/wise/index.asp
A national campaign sponsored by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. It includes links to about 90 member organizations and information about the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss.
Have WISE EARS! for Life
English http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/wiseears.asp
Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/Spanish/wiseears_span.asp
