How Deaf Children Learn: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know

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Marc Marschark (, Center for Research on Educational Partnerships, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, New York, USA) Peter C. Hauser (, Department of Research and Teacher Education, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, New York, USA)

How Deaf Children Learn

What Parents and Teachers Need to Know

Marc Marschark (, Center for Research on Educational Partnerships, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, New York, USA), Peter C. Hauser (, Department of Research and Teacher Education, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, New York, USA)

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Oxford University Press Inc
08 December 2011

Teaching of hearing-impaired students

Series: Perspectives on Deafness

How can parents and teachers most effectively support the language development and academic success of deaf and hard-of-hearing children?

Will using sign language interfere with learning spoken language? Should deaf children be placed in classrooms with hearing children? Are traditional methods of teaching subjects such as reading and math to hearing children appropriate for deaf learners? As many parents and teachers will attest, questions like these have no easy answers, and it can be difficult for caring adults to separate science from politics and fact from opinion in order to make informed decisions about how to help deaf children learn. 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 very different from those who can hear. Consequently, if deaf students are to have full academic access and optimal educational outcomes, it is essential that parents and 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 that parents 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.

By: Marc Marschark ( Center for Research on Educational Partnerships National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester New York USA), Peter C. Hauser (, Department of Research and Teacher Education, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, New York, USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 239mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 382g
ISBN: 9780195389753
ISBN 10: 0195389751
Series: Perspectives on Deafness
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 08 December 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 to Language 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 Moving from 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 Cognition? Cognitive Development and Language Final Words 7. Learning and Memory Cognition and Learning: From Darkness to Enlightenment Learning Memory Final Words 8. Problem Solving and Knowledge Experience and Conceptual Development Integration and Organization of Knowledge Final Words 9. Reading The Challenge of Learning to Read What Can We Do about Deaf Students' Reading Achievement? A Few Words about Writing Final Words 10. Doing Math: Foundations Understanding Number Understanding Mathematics during the School Years Improving Mathematics Performance by Deaf Children Final Words 11. The Deaf Education Classroom Options in Deaf Education Programming Assessment and Classroom Placement Classroom Diversity The Classroom Deaf Education Professionals Final Words 12. Where Do We Go from Here? A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same There Are Differences and Then There Are Differences What We Know and What We Need to Know Final Final Words Additional Reading References Index

Marc Marschark is a Professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, where he is Director of the Center for Education Research Partnerships. He has written or edited over 20 books and published over 100 articles and chapters. His current research focuses on relations of language and learning by deaf children and adults in formal and informal educational settings. Peter C. Hauser is an Associate Professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. A deaf clinical neuropsychologist, he is the director of the Deaf Studies Laboratory (DSL) where he supervises deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students who obtain hands-on experience developing, running, and analyzing experimental psychological studies.

Reviews for How Deaf Children Learn: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know

<br> After reading this book, parents who may be feeling inadequate about their parenting skills or fearful about providing a good education for their deaf or hard-of-hearing child should be more at ease, and teachers will gain insight into the complexities involved in deaf education and be better equipped to teach these children. - Library Journal<p><br>