The Deaf Child in the Family and at School: Essays in Honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans

by Spencer; Patricia Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780805832204
• ISBN10: 0805832203
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

This book presents chapters by many eminent researchers and interventionists, all of whom address the development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in the context of family and school. A variety of disciplines and perspectives are provided in order to capture the complexity of factors affecting development of these children in their diverse environments. Consistent with current theory and educational practice, the book focuses most strongly on the interaction of family and child strengths and needs and the role of educational and other interventionists in supporting family and child growth. This work, and the authors represented in it, have been influenced by the seminal work of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans, whose work continues to apply a multidisciplinary, developmental approach to understanding the development of deaf children. The book differs from other collections in the degree to which the chapters share ecological and developmental theoretical bases. A synthesis of information is provided in section introductions and in an afterword provided by Dr. Meadow-Orlans. The book reflects emerging research practice in the field by representing both qualitative and quantitative approaches. In addition, the book is notable for the contributions of deaf as well as hearing authors and for chapters in which research participants speak for themselves--providing first-person accounts of experiences and feelings of deaf children and their parents. Some chapters in the book may surprise readers in that they present a more positive view of family and child functioning than has historically been the case in this field. This is consistent with emerging data from deaf and hard of hearing children who have benefitted from early identification and intervention. In addition, it represents an emerging recognition of strengths shown by the children and by their deaf and hearing parents. The book moves from consideration of child and family to a focus on the role and effects of school environments on development. Issues of culture and expectations pervade the chapters in this section of the book, which includes chapters addressing effects of school placement options, positive effects of learning about deaf culture and history, effects of changing educational practice in developing nations, and the need for increased knowledge about ways to meet individual needs of the diverse group of deaf and hard of hearing students. Thus, the book gives the reader a coherent view of current knowledge and issues in research and intervention for deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. Because the focus is on child and family instead of a specific discipline, the book can serve as a helpful supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in a variety of disciplines, including education, psychology, sociology, and language studies with an emphasis on deaf and hard of hearing children.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Foreword	xi
Donald F. Moores
Introduction to the Book	xvii
PART I The Deaf Child in the Family
Images of Self and Others: Stories From the Children	5	(16)
Martha A. Sheridan
Learning to Converse: How Deaf Mothers Support the Development of Attention and Conversational Skills in Their Young Deaf Children	21	(20)
M. Virginia Swisher
Bilingualism in a Deaf Family: Fingerspelling in Early Childhood	41	(14)
Carol J. Erting
Carlene Thumann-Prezioso
Beth Sonnenstrahl Benedict
Intuitive Parenting, Communication, and Interaction With Deaf Infants	55	(18)
Lynne Sanford Koester
Hanus Papousek
Sybil Smith-Gray
Impact of Child Deafness on Mother-Toddler Interaction: Strengths and Weaknesses	73	(20)
Amy R. Lederberg
Amy K. Prezbindowski
Autobiographical Narrative on Growing Up Deaf	93	(18)
Annie Steinberg
PART II The Deaf Child and Family in Transition
Every Opportunity: A Case Study of Hearing Parents and Their Deaf Child	111	(22)
Patricia Elizabeth Spencer
Sensitivity in the Family-Professional Relationship: Parental Experiences in Families With Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children	133	(18)
Donna M. Mertens
Marilyn Sass-Lehrer
Kim Scott-Olson
Language in Sight: Mothers' Strategies for Making Language Visually Accessible to Deaf Children	151	(16)
Heather Mohay
Challenges to Parents and Professionals in Promoting Socioemotional Development in Deaf Children	167	(24)
Rosemary Calderon
Mark T. Greenberg
PART III The Deaf Child at School
Socialization of Deaf Children and Youths in School	191	(20)
Michael S. Stinson
Susan Foster
Shifting Stigma From Body to Self: Paradoxical Consequences of Mainstreaming	211	(18)
Jeffrey E. Nash
A Bold Step: Changing the Curriculum for Culturally Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students	229	(10)
Rachel Stone
Emerging Educational Programs for Deaf Students in Mongolia and Nepal: A Special Report	239	(16)
Birgit Dyssegaard
Nature Versus Nurture in the Development of Cognition in Deaf People	255	(20)
C. Tane Akamatsu
Carol Musselman
Avraham Zwiebel
Education and Development of Deaf Children---or Is It Development and Education?	275	(18)
Marc Marschark
Afterword	293	(10)
Deafness and Social Change: Ruminations of a Retiring Researcher
Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans
Author Index	303	(8)
Subject Index	311