Includes bibliographical references (p. 692-757) and indexes

Part I. Speech Recognition and Persons Who Have Hearing Loss: Assessing hearing acuity and speech recognition -- Listening devices and related technology -- Auditory training -- Speechreading -- Speechreading training -- Part II. Conversation and Communication Behaviors: Communication strategies and conversation styles -- Assessment of conversational fluency and communication difficulties -- Communication strategies training -- Counseling, psychosocial support, and assertiveness training -- Part III. Aural Rehabilitation For Adults: Adults who have hearing loss -- Aural rehabilitation plans for adults -- Aural rehabilitation plans for older adults -- Part IV. Aural (Re)Habilitation For Children: Infants and toddlers who have hearing loss -- School-age children who have hearing loss.