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Introduction | |
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An Introduction to the Language Instruction of Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
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Language Issues within the Context of History | |
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Language Issues within the Context of Instruction | |
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Language Issues within the Context of Technology | |
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Language Issues within the Context of Culture | |
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Language Issues within the Context of the Law | |
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Summary | |
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Questions for Critical Thinking | |
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Language Acquisition in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
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The Nature of Language | |
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Theories of Language Development | |
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Stages of Language Development | |
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The Critical Period for First Language Acquisition | |
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Factors That Contribute to Language Acquisition | |
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The Influence of Bilingualism on Deaf Education | |
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Hard of Hearing Children | |
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Summary | |
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Questions for Critical Thinking | |
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Multiple Pathways to Language Learning | |
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How Children Learn Language | |
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Heterogeneity of the Population | |
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Summary | |
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Questions for Critical Thinking | |
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Assessment of Language | |
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Standards for Assessment | |
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Why Do We Assess? | |
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Types of Tests and Test Scores | |
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Issues in Assessment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students | |
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Formal and Informal Measures of Language | |
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Evaluators and Students | |
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Choosing a Battery of Tests and Other Assessment Procedures | |
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Language Development versus Language Disorders | |
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Summary | |
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Questions for Critical Thinking | |
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Available Tests | |
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Instructions for Using Checklist of Emerging ASL Skills | |
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From Theory to Practice | |
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Pragmatic Intent: The Heart and Soul of Language Learning | |
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Language Instruction in Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
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Language Learning Principles | |
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Language Instructional Approaches, Practices, and Techniques | |
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Considering the Needs of the Individual | |
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Planning Language Instruction | |
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Summary | |
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Questions for Critical Thinking | |
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Answering and Asking Questions: Keys to Conversation | |
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The Relationship between Questioning and Conversation | |
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The Johnson Conversational Model | |
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Promoting Conversation and Questioning Skills | |
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Question Forms in English | |
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Question Formation in ASL | |
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The Elephant in the Livingroom | |
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Summary | |
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Questions for Critical Thinking | |
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English and ASL Grammar | |
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Orientation to English Language Structure | |
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Orientation to the Components of ASL | |
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An Examination of Nouns, Noun Phrases, and Nominalized Forms of English | |
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Noun Issues in ASL | |
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An Examination of Verbs, Verb Phrases, and the Auxiliary System of English | |
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Verbs in ASL | |
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An Examination of English Adjectives, Adjective Phrases, and Advanced Adjectival Forms | |
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Adjective Issues in ASL | |
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An Examination of English Adverbs, Adverb Phrases, and Advanced Adverb Forms | |
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Adverb Issues in ASL | |
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An Examination of the Negation System of English | |
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Negation Issues in ASL | |
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Summary | |
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Question for Critical Thinking | |
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References | |
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Index | |