Psychological Development of Deaf Children

"""Everyone involved with deaf children should read this conscientious and analytical research summary."" --Readings, A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health ""Required reading for serious researchers in cognitive development of children."" --Tovah Wax, A.S.H.A. ""This well-written book provides a comprehensive examination of the broad-based development... of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.... An excellent resource for professionals who work with the deaf and hearing impaired population."" --Contemporary Psychology ""Everyone involved with deaf children should read this conscientious and analytical research summary. Developmentalists and linguists will be captivated and are offered a wealth of research ideas. . . . reviews and integrates current knowledge of deaf children's social-emotional, personality, language and personality development. . . . some sobering realities about academic performance are presented. . . . enhanced by an extensive reference list."" --Readings, A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health ""this book is a remarkably balanced and excellent review . . . . quite valuable for its comprehensive and updated review of the literature about cognitive and academic development of children who are deaf . . . . It is certainly required reading for serious researchers in cognitive development of children."" --Tovah Wax, ASHA ""Addresses crucial issues covering the psychological development of deaf children in a scholarly, yet thought-provoking manner through critical examination and integration of research data. . . . not a typical ""how to do"" book for parents and professionals. Rather, it poses questions for educators, psychologists, speech and hearing specialists, and other professionals, as well as parents . . . it is a valuable contribution to the field."" --The Volta Review ""Thorough and well-written. The review of the literature spans 30 years and covers social, emotional, linguistic, cognitive, memory, and creative development. Through a dozen chapters, the author remains refreshingly objective."" --Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography ""This well-written book provides a comprehensive examination of the broad-based development...of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. By reviewing and consolidating a wealth of quantitative and qualitative data, the author provides a unique and beneficial look into the world of hearing impairments....Presents research completed over the last 30 years in succinct and articulate terms. The material would be most helpful to professionals (i.e., teachers, psychologists, social workers, and counselors) providing educational and mental health services to this population....In summary, this is a well-developed and inclusive book. Overall, the author provides an excellent resource for professionals who work with the deaf and hearing impaired population....I find the work exemplary and recommend it to the readers of Contemporary Psychology."" --LeAdelle Phelps, SUNY Buffalo, Contemporary Psychology ""A refreshingly objective, critical, and balanced point of view. An impressive scholarly analysis detailing the impact of hearing loss on the cognitive, linguistic and social development of children. This book should be of considerable interest to the broad spectrum of researchers, students and professionals seeking to understand the impact of deafness on the psychological development of children.""--Davis S. Cates, Ph.D.--Department of Psychiatry Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine ""Without a doubt this is the best and most thought-provoking book on the psychological development of deaf children that I have ever read."" --Heather Mohay, Journal of Pediatric Psychology"