| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 幼兒教育學系碩士班 === 94 === Abstract
The purpose of this research is first to review the operations of transition
services from pre-school to elementary school for children with hearing
impairment, followed by the viewpoint of the concerned parties on the
transition services for kindergarten & elementary school children.
The methodology used in this research is based on case study and neutral
sampling by using samples of the hearing-impaired children in regular class of
a private kindergarten and those who are in their first grade of a primary
school in Taitong County, in order to review the process operation of transition
services for kindergarten & elementary school children. It is hopefully to
understand the implementation focus and the real questions involved in order
to come up with effective solutions. It is also hoped that the viewpoints and
the opinions of parents and teachers on this issue can be provided.
It is expected that no adaptive difficulties or degeneration would be caused
as a consequence of stage change for hearing-impaired children from
pre-school stage to elementary school stage. It is therefore necessary to
reinforce the key-points, the process and the demands required during the
operations of transition services in order to provide adequate strategies to
parents and teachers to solve the problems.
Different methodologies such as interviews, observation and reference
materials are conducted by the author in order to consolidate information and
relevant documents for further review. The key strategy is to focus on
difficulties and problems faced by the hearing-impaired children who are
about to enter their first grade of elementary school, by using continuous
revision methodology. This is to ascertain the necessity for the success of
transition services and to further promote the recognition of concerned parties
on transition services.
The following conclusions are made from the research of the thesis:
I. The work on the operation format of pre-school regular class transition
services still need to be done.
II. The difficulties faced by the operations of pre-school regular class
transition services need to be backed up by administrative resources and
professional personnel.
III. The participations of the concerned parties in the transition services need
to be recognized.
IV、There are problems existing in transition services exist and further
improvement can be expected.
At last, some relevant suggestions are made by the author based on
research result. This is to provide references to education administrative
authorities, schools, parents, service providers and those who engage in
transition services, when providing or engaging transition services of
kindergarten and elementary school children in the future.
Keywords: transition services, hearing impairment
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