Helping Children who are Deaf

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Cover and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Hearing difficulties and communication
Chapter 2 - Children who cannot hear well need help early
Chapter 3 - Guidelines for teaching language
Chapter 4 - Basic communication skills
Chapter 5 - What can your child hear
Chapter 6 - Listening skills
Chapter 7 - Choosing and learning a language
Chapter 8 - Learning to use a sign language
Chapter 9 - Learning to use a spoken language
Chapter 10 - Social skills
Chapter 11 - Working together to help children who are deaf
Chapter 12 - Education
Chapter 13 - Preventing child sexual abuse
Chapter 14 - Support for parents and caregivers
Chapter 15 - Why children lose their hearing and what we can do
Appendices
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