Raising and educating a deaf child / Marc Marschark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marschark, Marc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf children.

Deaf children--Language.

Parents of deaf children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a readable, comprehensive summary including everything a parent or teacher would want to know about growing up deaf. Marschark studies topics ranging from what it means to be deaf and the uniqueness of Deaf culture to the medical causes of early hearing loss; from technological aids for the deaf to the many ways that the environment of home and school can influence a deaf child's chances for success in both academic and social circles. He makes sense of the most current educational and scientific literature, and also talks to deaf children, their parents, and deaf adults about

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; 1. A Deaf Child in the Family; 2. Practical Aspects of Being Deaf; 3. Communicating with Deaf Children; 4. Early Interactions: The Roots of Childhood; 5. Language Development; 6. Going to School; 7. Learning to Read and Write; 8. Intelligence, Achievement, and Creativity; 9. Deaf Children to Deaf Adults; 10. We Do We Go from Here?; Glossary; Information Sources and Organizations Serving Deaf Children; Suggested Readings; Everyday Signs; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-802548-3

1-280-47184-0

1-4237-3817-9

1-60256-336-5

OCLC:

475955712