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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451715503321

Autore

Marschark Marc

Titolo

Raising and educating a deaf child [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators / / Marc Marschark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-34203-3

0-19-972446-6

1-4356-4256-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

362.42083

649/.1512

Soggetti

Deaf children

Deaf children - Language

Parents of deaf children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-256) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Contents; 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, Academic Achievement, and Creativity; 9. Deaf Children to Deaf Adults; 10. Where Do We Go From Here?; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Preface. Acknowledgments. Foreword. 1. A Deaf Child in the Family. 2. Practical Aspects of Deafness. 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. Where Do We Go from Here?. Appendices.