How Deaf Children Learn: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know (Perspectives on Deafness) 1st (first) by Marschark, Marc, Hauser, Peter C. (2011) Hardcover

by Peter C. Hauser (Author) Marc Marschark (Author)

How can parents and teachers most effectively support the language development and academic success of deaf and hard-of-hearing children? Will using sign language interfere with learning spoken language? Should deaf children be placed in classrooms with hearing children? Are traditional methods of teaching subjects such as reading and math to hearing children appropriate for deaf learners? As many parents and teachers will attest, questions like these have no easy answers, and it can be difficult for caring adults to separate science from politics and fact from opinion in order to make informed decisions about how to help deaf children learn. In this invaluable guide, renowned authorities Marc Marschark and Peter Hauser highlight important new advances in scientific and educational research that can help parents and teachers of students with significant hearing loss. The authors stress that deaf children have strengths and needs that are sometimes very different from those who can hear. Consequently, if deaf students are to have full academic access and optimal educational outcomes, it is essential that parents and teachers learn to recognize these differences and adjust their teaching methods to them. Marschark and Hauser explain how the fruits of research conducted over the last several years can markedly improve educational practices at home and in the classroom, and they offer innovative strategies that parents and teachers can use to promote learning in their children. The result is a lively, accessible volume that sheds light on what it means to be a deaf learner and that provides a wealth of advice on how we can best support their language development, social skills, and academic success.

Genres: Nonfiction, Education

Hardcover

First published October 23, 2011

Reviews

[Dana Sessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful! Chapters 9 and 10 were especially useful...read them twice.

[Jerry Hillyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm using this book as part of the curriculum for a Teacher of Deaf teaching license. I'm not sure I am able, at this, to teach the Deaf. Not sure this book helped. It's not about technique or anything, but it did help me understand a lot better somethings I might do or at least what deaf students need. I agree that primary among the needs is parental involvement. I think it has to start there with informed parents. Also it seems to me that perhaps the point is NOT that students who are deaf need to keep time with those who hear. Perhaps deaf students, and frankly all students, need to learn at their own pace. Frankly, I think we educators place far too much emphasis on time tables for when kids should or should not learn this or that. That's probably another book though.

[Luc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and easy to read.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone in the education field who may encounter deaf or hard of hearing students, anyone who knows a deaf child, or anyone interested in the field needs to read this book! The biggest problem I had while reading this book was that I had to keep stopping to take notes on things I thought were interesting! There was some basic Deaf Ed 101 information in there, but it did not bore me at all! The information about more recent research and how some studies impact the classroom was very interesting and beneficial. It also made me realize why I do some of what I do, when I didn't realize I was even doing it. I love the message that Deaf kids are NOT the same as hearing kids because they need to be taught in a different way and there are "differences not deficiencies". I think that often gets lost on people who don't understand the need for self-contained classes. Though I have been teaching in the field, new research and information like some of what was found in this book often doesn't make it's way to those down in the trenches! The ideas/need for future research fascinate and intrigue me and I'm really hoping there is more research done soon!