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Preparing Teachers for Inclusion
(1996, video)
EENET
School of Education
(see address on page 242)
This video package from Lesotho features
footage of deaf children included in their
local schools.
The Psychology of Deafness:
Understanding deaf and hard-of-
hearing people (1990, 292 pages)
M. Vernon and J.F. Andrews
Longman. White Plains, NY.
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This book helps explain how the lives of
people who are deaf or cannot hear well
are different from the lives of people who
can hear. It helps explain the level of stress
involved in coping with the world.
Quality Standards in the Early Years:
Guidelines on working with deaf
children under two years old and their
families (2002, 32 pages)
National Deaf Children’s Society
(NDCS), UK
(see address on page 241)
Gives guidelines for good practices in the
education of deaf children, covering the
early years, working in partnership, and
inclusion.
Raising and Educating a Deaf Child:
A comprehensive guide to the choices,
controversies, and decisions faced by
parents and educators (1999, 256 pages)
Marc Marschark
Oxford University Press
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Corby, Northants NN18 9ES, UK
email: [email protected]
website: www.oup.co.uk/bookshop/
Discusses the implications of raising and
teaching a child who is deaf or cannot hear
well, trying to educate parents so they can
make knowledgeable decisions. Covers such
topics as medical causes of early hearing
loss, language acquisition, social and
intellectual development, education, and
environment. Includes a phone number and
address section on information sources and
organizations serving deaf children.
Raising Your Hearing Impaired Child: A
guideline for parents (1982, 238 pages)
S.H. McArthur
A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf
(see address on page 239)
Written by a teacher, who is also the mother
of two deaf daughters, this book offers ideas
and suggestions for parents raising their
deaf child using oral methods.
Sign Language (2003, 6 pages)
National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS),
UK
(see address on page 241)
A practical guide on learning sign language
and how to find out more information.
The Silent Garden: Raising your deaf
child (Revised edition, 2002, 304 pages)
P.W. Ogden
Gallaudet University Press
(see address on page 242)
Ogden, who is himself profoundly deaf from
birth, provides a foundation for parents to
make the difficult decisions necessary to help
their deaf child reach full potential.
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004)