From the Book - Regular Print - Second edition.
1 A Deaf Child in the Family 3 --
A Deaf Child in the Family 12 --
Importance of Language 14 --
Growing Up Deaf: Differences Versus Deficiencies 17 --
Family Adjustment to Early Childhood Hearing Loss 19 --
2 Practical Aspects of Being Deaf 26 --
In the Lands of the Deaf 27 --
Describing the Deaf Population 28 --
Causes and Consequences of Early Hearing Loss 29 --
Early Identification of Hearing Losses 38 --
Hearing Aids and Related Technology 41 --
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cochlear Implants 44 --
Technological Tools for Deaf People 56 --
3 Communicating With Deaf Children 63 --
Availability of Sign Language for Deaf Children 65 --
About Signed Languages 67 --
Alternative Forms of Sign Communication 80 --
4 Early Interactions: The Roots of Childhood 92 --
Origins of Social Relations 93 --
Accepting Childhood Deafness 97 --
Attachment: Mother and Child Reunion 101 --
Looking Beyond the Earliest Relationships 103 --
Importance of Play 106 --
5 Language Development 109 --
Do Deaf Babies Babble? 110 --
Gestures and Signs 114 --
First Signs, First Words 115 --
Does Learning to Sign Affect Learning to Speak? 122 --
Educating Deaf Children 138 --
Educational Program Alternatives 242 --
Postsecondary Education for Deaf Students 148 --
Academic Support Services 149 --
Educational Implications of Alternative School Placements 155 --
Psychological Implications of Alternative School Placements 157 --
7 Learning to Read and Write 162 --
What Makes Some Deaf Children (but Not Others) Good Readers? 168 --
Deaf Children's Writing 177 --
Impact of Social and Emotional Factors on Literacy 180 --
8 Intelligence, Academic Achievement, and Creativity 183 --
Understanding Intelligence 185 --
Language, Thought, and Intelligence 187 --
Confounding Factors in Intelligence 190 --
Understanding Other Minds 193 --
Striving for Success 195 --
Creativity and Flexibility 199 --
Do Deaf Children Have Special Visual Skills? 203 --
9 Deaf Children to Deaf Adults 206 --
Personality and Emotional Growth During the School Years 208 --
Living With Parents, Peers, and Siblings 211 --
Understanding the Feelings and Values of Others 217 --
10 Where Do We Go From Here? 229 --
Being a Parent of a Deaf Child 231.