Choices in Deafness, 3rd Edition: A Parents' Guide to Communication Options - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890627739 ISBN 13: 9781890627737

Verlag: Woodbine House Inc.,U.S., 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Since 1987 the preeminent guide to communications options, Choices in Deafness is now extensively revised and updated to provide comprehensive information to parents of children with deafness and hearing impairment. The book presents unbiased portraits of 5 communication options: Auditory-Verbal, ASL-English Bilingual, Cued Speech, Auditory-Oral and Total Communication. The authors cover such topics as assessment, diagnosis, medical and audiological treatments, the latest types of cochlear implants, educational methods, and technological devices. New Chapters on the following subjects make this guide more complete than ever: Universal Newborn Screening; Auditory Neuropathy; Genetic Causes of Deafness; Emotional Outlooks; Educational Programs; Technology; College; Understanding What Hearing Impairments Sound Like. The combination of professional expertise and first-hand accounts from families makes this an essential guide for parents who are navigating the world of communication options.

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Sue Schwartz retired after 30 years in the Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools' Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. She created the Parent Infant Program in 1972 and worked as its coordinator and teacher for 10 years. Following that, she held a variety of positions within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. From 1983 until 2002 she worked as Parent Counselor, a position she created, assisting families from the infant level through high school. Dr. Schwartz is the author of The New Language of Toys (2004). She is the proud grandparent of six wonderful grandchildren.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Woodbine House Inc.,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1890627739
• ISBN 13: 9781890627737
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
• Herausgeber: Schwartz Sue Ph.D.
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