The Care and Education of a Deaf Child: A Book for Parents (Parents' and Teachers' Guides)

The Care and Education of a Deaf Child: A Book for Parents (Parents' and Teachers' Guides)

by Pamela Knight (Author), Ruth Swanwick (Author)

Synopsis

This book is intended primarily for parents but will also be of interest to teachers and related professionals. The book addresses both practical and theoretical issues related to the development and education of deaf children. It considers these areas largely from a sign bilingual perspective.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: Oct 1999

ISBN 10: 185359458X
ISBN 13: 9781853594588

Author Bio
Pamela Knight and Ruth Swanwick are both qualified teachers of the deaf and lecturers in the School of Education at the University of Leeds where they are involved in all areas of teacher education including the training of teachers of the deaf. The focus of Ruth Swanwicka (TM)s experience and research is deaf children who require access to both sign language and English for their education. Pamela Knighta (TM)s areas of research have been with the families of young deaf children and with their early experiences in school.