Choices in Deafness: A Parents' Guide to Communication Options

Resource Type

Book - Parent

Description

"Overwhelmingly, hearing parents raise deaf children. Most of the time they have no prior exposure to people with hearing loss and must face some very difficult options, for deaf education has been divided by controversy and bias for decades. This work provides comprehensive information on various methodologies with straightforward delivery, offering the perspective of parents and of children who have grown up since the publication of the first edition..." <br> -Library Journal (Recommended for public libraries. Emily H. Ferren, Ruth Enlow Lib. of Garrett Cty., Oakland, Md. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)

Languages

English

ISBN

0933149859

Author

Sue Schwartz Ph.D.

Publication

1996 Woodbine House

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