Enhancing Communication Skills of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in the Mainstream (Paperback)

Preface Part I: Background Chapter 1: Factors Influencing the Acquisition and Refinement of Communication Skills. Chapter 2: Communication Access: Overview and Issues Chapter 3: Issues in Assessment and Intervention Part II Chapter 4: Pre-Language Communication Chapter 5: Pre-Language Assessment and Intervention Chapter 6: Later Language Development Chapter 7: Adolescent Language: Assessment and Intervention Appendix A: Resource List for Children with Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) Appendix B: Troubleshooting Technology Appendix C: Technology Resources Appendix D: Recommendations for Comprehensive Assessment: Pragmatics and Semantics. Appendix E: Familiarity and Transparency Ratings for 100 Idioms Appendix F: Familiarity Ratings for 107 Proverbs Appendix G: Pronunciation Skill Inventory Index