How deaf students learn: what parents and teachers need to know

In this book, renowned authorities Marschark and Hauser explain how empirical research conducted over the last several years directly informs educational practices at home and in the classroom, and offer strategies that parents and teachers can use to promote optimal learning in their deaf and hard-of-hearingchildren. In this invaluable guide, renowned authorities Marc Marschark and Peter Hauser highlight important new advances in scientific and educational research that can help parents and teachers of students with significant hearing loss. The authors stress that deaf children have strengths and needs that are sometimes dramatically different from those who can hear. Consequently, if deaf students are to have full academic access and optimal educational outcomes, it is essential that parentsand teachers learn to recognize these differences and adjust their teaching methods to them. Marschark and Hauser explain how the fruits of research conducted over the last several years can markedly improve educational practices at home and in the classroom, and they offer innovative strategies thatparents and teachers can use to promote learning in their children. The result is a lively, accessible volume that sheds light on what it means to be a deaf learner and that provides a wealth of advice on how we can best support their language development, social skills, and academic success. INDICE: 1. What It's All About Who Are We and What Are We Doing Here? Alternative Perspectives on Educating Deaf Students Using This Book Notes, Confessions, and Acknowledgments 2. Introduction to Deaf Children Navigating Issues Those Who Ignore History... Terms of Endearment (or Not) Differences versus Deficiencies Final Words 3. On Hearing and Not Hearing Understanding Hearing Hearing Aids Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cochlear Implants Final Words 4. Language and Communication Understanding Language From Communication toLanguage Signed Languages and Visual Communication Systems Spoken Communication Final Words 5. Family and Peers: Foundations of Learning Education Begins at Home Social Interactions: Foundations for Learning Early Intervention Movingfrom Home to School Social-Emotional Growth during the School Years Last Words 6. Deaf Cognition Are Deaf Children As Smart As Hearing Children? Do Deaf Individuals See Better? Does Sign Language Have an Effect on Words about

• ISBN: 978-0-19-538975-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 192
• Fecha Publicación: 08/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés