Issues in Deaf Education

The way in which education is provided for deaf children in both special settings and mainstream schools is changing, as are the demands made on teachers. Written by specialists, this book issues in educational policy, psychology, linguistics and audiology, as they relate to deaf education. It also provides detailed information about further reading.

Acknowledgement

v

List of contributors

vi

General introduction

ix

Section 1 The developing deaf child and young person Section editor: Susan Gregory

Introduction

1

(2)

Social development and family life

3

(9)

Susan Gregory

Pamela Knight

A deaf personality?

12

(8)

Sharon Ridgeway

Cognition and deafness

20

(8)

Mairead MacSweeney

Deaf children with disabilities

28

(10)

Wendy McCracken

The education of Asian deaf children

38

(11)

Rampaul Chamba

Waqar I. U. Ahmad

Aliya Darr

Lesley Jones

Section 2 Language and communication Section editor: Pamela Knight

Introduction

47

(2)

Early interaction

49

(9)

Clare Gallaway

Development of signed and spoken languages

58

(11)

Bencie Woll

Oralism--current policy and practice

69

(8)

Linda Watson

`Total Communication'--current policy and practice

77

(11)

Rob Baker

Pamela Knight

Bilingualism--current policy and practice

88

(13)

Miranda Pickersgill

Section 3 Teaching and learning Section editor: Linda Watson

Introduction

99

(2)

Reading and writing within an oral/aural approach

101

(10)

Sue Lewis

The teaching and learning of literacy within a sign bilingual approach

111

(8)

Ruth Swanwick

Mathematics and deaf children

119

(8)

Susan Gregory

Achieving access to a broad and balanced curriculum

127

(8)

Tina Wakefield

Supporting deaf pupils in mainstream settings

135

(8)

Linda Watson

Jackie Parsons

Information technology and deaf pupils

143

(14)

Ben Elsendoorn

Section 4 Audiology

Wendy McCracken

Introduction

155

(2)

Development in hearing screens--the implications for services

157

(13)

Peter Watkin

Implications of otitis media for development

170

(10)

Sally Hind

Recent technological innovations within paediatric audiology

180

(16)

Russell Brett

Wendy McCracken

Cochlear implants: some challenges

196

(7)

Ken Robinson

Central Auditory Processing Disorder

203

(12)

Cara Wheeler

Section 5 The context of the education of deaf children

Stephen Powers

Introduction

213

(2)

Deafness and disability

215

(10)

Pamela Knight

The educational attainments of deaf children

225

(10)

Stephen Powers

Policy and practice in the education of deaf children and young people

235

(10)

Margaret Kumsang

Ted Moore

The international dimension

245

(10)

Lesley Barcham

Bibliography

255

(29)

Index

284

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