Language Learning Practices in Deaf Children
Recent research questions these negative outcomes, suggesting a host of positive effects from learning more than one language (Kroll & Dussias, 2017). First, the more information we expose a child's brain to, the more the child is open ...
Deaf Cognition examines the cognitive underpinnings of deaf individuals' learning. Marschark and Hauser have brought together scientists from different disciplines, which rarely interact, to share their ideas and create this book.
The ASLhandshapes mentioned in this chapter are based on those described in The Canadian Dictionary of ASL (Bailey ... ItTakes Two to be Literate: Literacy Interactions between Parent and Child, Sign Language Studies, 81,333–360.
This book was written specifically for professors and college students in teacher training programs for deaf education and for classroom teachers working with deaf and hard-of-hearing learners. It is one...
Children who demonstrate alacrity with novel matter are called fast mappers (Gershkoff- Stowe & Hahn, 2007). Fast mappers need only limited instances of the word/ object instance in order to master the new word.
This volume presents the latest research from internationally recognized researchers and practitioners on language, literacy and numeracy, cognition, and social and emotional development of deaf learners.
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.
This book is the first UK book that describes sign bilingual education (beyond policy). It is also the first book to support sign bilingual practice dealing with current educational issues.
This volume addresses the notion of learning through the exchange of knowledge; outlines the commonalities and differences between practices and policies in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing learners; and looks ahead to the prospects for ...