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| Preface | |
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| Deafness | |
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| Characteristics | |
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| Process and Mechanism of Hearing | |
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| Nature of Sound | |
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| Definition of Hearing Loss | |
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| Types and Causes of Hearing Loss | |
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| Types of Hearing Loss | |
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| Causes of Hearing Loss | |
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| Assessment of Hearing | |
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| Assessment of Infants | |
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| Pure-Tone Audiometry | |
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| Speech Audiometry | |
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| Degrees of Hearing Loss | |
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| Prevalence | |
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| Amplification and Approaches to Providing Sound | |
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| Hearing Aids | |
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| Cochlear Implants | |
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| Assistive Listening Devices | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Parents and Families | |
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| Response to Diagnosis | |
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| Communication Between Parents and Their Deaf Child | |
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| Communication with Young Deaf Children | |
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| Communication with School-Age Children and Adolescents | |
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| Nonverbal Interaction | |
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| Attitude, Attachment, and Coping | |
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| Attitude and Attachment | |
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| Coping | |
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| Child Behavior and Discipline | |
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| Educational Achievement | |
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| Siblings | |
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| Deaf Parents and Hearing Children | |
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| Parenting Skills | |
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| Child Development | |
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| Parent Support Groups | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Language, Communication, and Culture | |
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| Language Acquistion | |
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| Language Development | |
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| Languages and Modes of Communication | |
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| Reading and Writing | |
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| The Reading Process | |
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| Reading Achievement | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Writing Development | |
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| Communication with Technology | |
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| Special Telephones | |
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| Captioning and Real-Time Graphic Display | |
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| The Internet | |
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| Alerting Devices | |
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| Culture | |
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| Membership in the Deaf Community | |
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| Community Cohesion | |
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| Transmission of Culture | |
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| Patterns in the Culture | |
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| Home Cultures and Ethnicities | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Cognitive Abilities | |
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| Intelligence | |
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| Factors Related to Intelligence | |
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| Intelligence and Academic Achievement | |
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| Memory | |
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| Verbal and Other Encoding Memory Processes | |
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| Memory Performance | |
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| Memory and Language | |
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| Memory and Aging | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Piagetian Tasks | |
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| Non-Piagetian Tasks | |
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| Visual Tasks | |
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| Cognition and Language | |
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| Cognitive and Linguistic Demands | |
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| Symbolic Play and Language Development | |
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| Thinking Processes and Skills | |
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| Instrumental Enrichment | |
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| Promoting Thinking during Instruction | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Personal and Social Development | |
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| Identity and Personality | |
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| Identity | |
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| Personality | |
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| Morals, Ethics, and Values | |
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| Social Integration and Social Skills | |
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| Social Abilities and Adjustment | |
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| Social Interaction | |
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| Social Skills Improvement | |
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| Social Status and Roles | |
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| Personal and Social Development Through the Life Span | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Mental Health | |
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| Self-Esteem | |
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| Hearing Status and Self-Esteem | |
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| Family and Self-Esteem | |
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| School and Self-Esteem | |
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| Group Identification and Self-Esteem | |
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| Programs for Building Self-Esteem | |
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| Empathy | |
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| Self-Efficacy | |
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| Intimacy and Sexuality | |
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| Sexuality Information | |
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| Homosexuality | |
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| Sexual Abuse | |
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| Emotional and Behavioral Problems | |
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| Prevalence | |
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| Causes | |
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| Types | |
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| Counseling and Therapy | |
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| Access to Counseling and Therapy | |
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| Therapies and Counseling Techniques | |
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| Mental Health Professionals | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Education | |
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| Educational Placement Options | |
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| Placement Decisions | |
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| Components of Effective Placement in Integrated Settings | |
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| Academic Achievement | |
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| Communication Methods | |
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| Oral/Aural Communication Method | |
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| Bilingual Communication Method | |
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| Total Communication Method | |
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| Teaching Strategies and Curriculum | |
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| Language, Reading, and Writing | |
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| Deaf Culture | |
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| Speech | |
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| Aural Habilitation | |
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| Transition | |
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| Early Childhood Programs | |
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| High School Transition Programs | |
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| Students with Special Needs | |
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| Roles and Competencies of Professionals | |
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| Teachers of the Deaf | |
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| Interpreters | |
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| Other Professionals | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Economic and Occupational Opportunities | |
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| Postsecondary Education | |
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| Postsecondary Institutions | |
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| Support Services | |
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| Components of Quality Postsecondary Education | |
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| Employment | |
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| Employment Status | |
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| Health Care | |
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| Do's | |
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| Don'ts | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Sources of Information | |
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| Areas of Assessment | |
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| Achievement | |
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| Intelligence | |
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| Personality | |
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| Language and Literacy | |
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| Vocational Aptitude and Interest | |
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| Summary and Concluding Thoughts | |
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| Resources | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |