Co-ordinator of Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired (100 points) and Master of Education by Research (Hearing Impaired discipline)

Life Governor: Victorian Services for Deaf Children (Now known as Deaf Children Australia)

Member of the Editorial Committee: Deafness and Education International

BA (Hons) (Melb), Dip Aud (Melb), M.Phil (Manch), PhD (Melb), Grad Dip Ed (Prim) (RMIT)

Master of Teaching (Primary);Master of Education (Language intervention and hearing impairment)

Language development in school age children who are deaf and hearing impaired

The development of pragmatic skills in children.

Books

Beattie, R., Toe, D., Leigh, G., & Napier, J. (2003). Literature review of good practice in the delivery of educational outcomes for students who are deaf or hearing impaired. NSW Department of Education and Training.

Book Chapters

Toe, D. (2009). Managing the classroom environment: Classroom acoustics and assistive listening devices. . In V. Newton (Ed.). Paediatric Audiological Medicine (2nd Edition) (pp. 329-350). London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Toe, D. (2009).Selecting amplification for Children In V. Newton (Ed.). Paediatric Audiological Medicine (2nd Edition) (pp. 372-388). London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd


Toe.D. (2004). Supporting children with cochlear implants in the educational environment. In D. Power & G. Leigh, (Eds.) Educating Deaf Students: Global Perspectives (pp. 240-250). Washington: Gallaudet University Press

Toe, D. (2002). Selecting amplification for Children. In V. Newton (Ed.) Paediatric Audiological Medicine (pp. 331-359). London: Whurr Publishers Limited

Journal Articles (Peer reviewed journals*)

Toe, D., Beattie, R, Barr, M (2007). The development of pragmatic skills in children who are severely and profoundly deaf. Deafness & Education International*, 9 (2), 101-117.

*Toe, D. (1999). New developments in amplification for children: A guide for teachers working with young children and their families. Australian Journal of Education of the Deaf, 5, 37- 42 (Published in 2000).

*Toe, D. (1999). Impact of FM aid use on the classroom behaviour of profoundly deaf secondary students Seminars in Hearing, 20(3), 223-235.

*Lear, S., Toe, D., Rickards, F., & Seewald, R.C. (1999). Effect of output limiting levels upon the speech perception skills of congenitally hearing impaired adolescents. Seminars in Hearing, 20(3), 237-250.

*Wang, H. L., and Toe, D. M. (1998). The development of communicative competence in adolescents with cochlear implants. The CAEDHH Journal/La Revue ACESM, 24 (1), 27-45.

*Lear, S., Toe, D., & Rickards. F. (1997). Probe Tube real ear measurement and the aided dynamic range audiogram: A tool for teachers. Australian Journal of Education of the Deaf, 3 (1), 11-17.

Recent Conference papers and posters

Toe, D. & Paatsch. L. (2009, August) Investigating pragmatic skills used by children who are deaf or hearing impaired during instruction giving: How to play the game. Paper presented at the 10th Asian Pacific Conference on Deafness, Bangkok, Thailand.

Paatsch. L & Toe, D. (2009, August). Comparing the conversational skills of school-aged children with hearing loss with their hearing peers. Paper presented at the 10th Asian Pacific Conference on Deafness, Bangkok, Thailand.

Toe, D & Paatsch, L. (2008, November). Understanding questions:Pragmatic skills of deaf children in a game context. Paper presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, USA.

Paatsch, L & Toe, D. (2008, November). Cracking the conversational code: Investigating conversational skills of deaf children. Paper presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, USA.

Toe, D, Beattie, R. G., & Barr, M (2006, January). Supporting language development for adolescents who are deaf and hearing impaired. Paper presented at the 23rd ANZCED Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand

Toe, D, Beattie, R. G., & Barr, M (2005, July). The development of pragmatic skills in children who are severely and profoundly deaf. Paper presented at the 19th International Congress for Education of the Deaf, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Toe, D, Beattie, R. G., & Barr, M (2005, July). Spoken language development in children with severe and profound hearing loss who use cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. Paper presented at the 19th International Congress for Education of the Deaf, Maastricht, The Netherlands


Beattie, R. G., Toe, D., & Barr, M. (2003, July). Spoken language skills and narrative development for children who use