Family-centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for Hearing-impaired Infants in Special Needs Education Schools for the Deaf: Language Learning Using Experience Books

February 28, 2026AUDIOLOGY JAPANOpen Access

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This research explores the effectiveness of experience books in supporting language development for hearing-impaired infants in special education.
Conducted a questionnaire survey targeting 258 teachers from 64 special needs schools across Japan.
Assessed the use of experience books by parents for comprehensive language instruction for 983 hearing-impaired infants aged 2-5 years.
Analyzed the adaptation of language instruction tasks based on developmental stages.
96% of teachers indicated implementing experience books, primarily created by mothers (95.6%).
73.7% of the 19 language instruction tasks were adjusted according to the children's age.
For children aged 2-3 years, 88.9% of tasks matched the target age, while this dropped to 50% for ages 4-5.

Questionnaire survey examines language learning outcomes in hearing-impaired infants, suggesting enhanced support is vital.

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