I Can Hear You Whisper An Intimate Journey Through the Science of Sound and Language

Name: I Can Hear You Whisper An Intimate Journey Through the Science of Sound and Language
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ISBN: 9780525953791

ISBN-10: 0525953795

ISBN-13: 9780525953791

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Authors: Lydia Denworth

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An investigation into the science of hearing, child language acquisition, neuroplasticity, brain development, and Deaf culture spurred by Lydia Denworth's discovery that her son couldn't hear her lullabies and the family's life-altering decision to give him a cochlear implant. Lydia Denworth's third son, Alex, was almost two when he was diagnosed with profound and progressive hearing loss. As both a science writer and the mother of young children, Denworth was steeped in messages about the importance of enrichment to the developing brain. She became determined to do whatever it took to allow Alex to hear and acquire spoken language, a quest that ultimately led to a controversial piece of…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/17/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

LYDIA DENWORTH is a former Newsweek reporter, London bureau chief at People, and professor of journalism at Fordham. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Child, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, and other publications. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.