The deaf child in a hearing family : nurturing development / Arthur Boothroyd, Janice Gatty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boothroyd, Arthur, author.

Gatty, Janice, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf children--Rehabilitation.

Deaf children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, California ; Abingdon, England : Plural Publishing, Inc., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For audiologists in clinic, for school-based audiologists and speech-language pathologists, and for special educators, the wisdom and many years experience shared in this book make it an essential and practical guide to the effective management of hearing loss in children.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part 1: Hearing Loss and Child Development; Chapter 1: Hearing and Sound; Chapter 2: The Sounds of Speech; Chapter 3: Hearing Mechanisms and Hearing Processes; Chapter 4: Hearing and Development; Chapter 5: Hearing Impairment and Hearing Loss; Chapter 6: Hearing Tests; Chapter 7: Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants; Part 2: Management of Hearing Loss in Young Children; Chapter 8: Hearing Capacity; Chapter 9: Hearing Skill; Chapter 10: Spoken Language; Chapter 11: Social-Emotional Function; Chapter 12: Families; Appendix A: Laws; Appendix B: SPLograms

Appendix C: FM Amplification and InfantsAppendix D: Formal Tests; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59756-625-X