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PLAI (Promoting Learning Through Active Interaction): A Guide to Early Communication with Young Children Who Have Multiple Disabilities
Hearing Impaired Infants
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The Young Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child
A Family-Centered Approach to Early Education
Edited by Barbara Bodner-Johnson, Ph.D., & Marilyn Sass-Lehrer, Ph.D.
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"Effective, interesting and comprehensive...successfully integrates current research and practical applications in a style that is engaging for readers." —Pamela Winton, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
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With recent advances in technology and a stronger emphasis on infant screening, deaf and hard of hearing children are being identified at an increasingly early age — expanding the need for knowledge about early intervention and education for these young children and their families. This scholarly text will help early interventionists, education professionals, speech-language pathologists, and students navigate complex issues. Expert contributors equip readers with the solid research, key concepts, and current developments they’ll need to know about as they establish partnerships with families and their deaf and hard of hearing children. Readers will
- learn to consider the family, community, and cultural and linguistic contexts of young deaf children.
- explore key language and communication issues, including parent–child interactions, early literacy development, and the impact of technology.
- look at specific educational factors, such as inclusive practices and the challenges of identifying and educating deaf children with multiple disabilities.
- examine major family-centered issues, such as family rights, support, and advocacy.
- learn about available services for screening, assessment, intervention, educational programming, and program evaluation.
- gain valuable insight from research models that focus on early intervention, team approaches to early education, and early signs of literacy.
Armed with the meticulous research and practical suggestions in this timely book, readers will be fully prepared to ensure the best possible outcomes for young deaf children and their families.
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 1-55766-579-6
Paperback
502 pages
6 x 9
2003 / $38.00
Stock# 5796
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Table of Contents
About the Editors
Contributors
Foreword
Christine Yoshinaga-Itano
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. The Family
- The Deaf Child in the Family
- Support for Parents: Promoting Visual Attention and Literacy in a Changing World
- Family Rights, Legislation, and Policies: What Professionals Need to Know to Promote Family Involvement and Advocacy
II. Program Foundations
- Identification of Permanent Childhood Hearing Loss Through Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programs
- Family-Centered Developmental Assessment
- Programs and Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Their Families
- Evaluation of Early Intervention Programs
III. Challenges in Early Education
- The Hard of Hearing Child: The Importance of Appropriate Programming
- Inclusion of Young Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Educating Young Deaf Children with Multiple Disabilities
IV. Language and Communication
- Parent-Child Interaction: Implications for Intervention and Development
- Language and Literacy Development in Deaf Children: Implications of a Sociocultural Perspective
- Technology: Its Impact on Education and the Future
V. Research Models
- Redefining Family-Centered Services: Early Interventionist as Ethnographer
- Investigating Families’ Experiences with Early Education: A Team Approach
- Signs of Literacy: An Ethnographic Study of American Sign Language and English Literacy Acquisition
Recommended Resources
Index
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