Psychological development of deaf children /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1993.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Development of Deaf Children: Issues and Orientations
- 2. TheNature and Scope of Deafness. Definitions and Demographics of Deafness.The Sociocultural Context of Deafness. The Linguistic Context ofDevelopment. About Signing and Manual Communication
- 3. The EarlyYears: The Social-Emotional Context of Development. Origins of SocialDevelopment. The Growth of Social Interaction. Looking Beyond theMother-Infant Bond
- 4. Social and Personality Development During theSchool Years. Dependence, Independence, and Social Change During theEarly School Years. Parents Versus Peers: Social Implications ofSchooling for Deaf Children. Striving for Achievement and Success.Impulsivity and Deafness. Morality and Social Perspective-Taking
- 5.Foundations of Language Development in Deaf Children. Competence VersusPerformance. Do Deaf Children Babble? The Role of Gesture in SignLanguage Acquisition. Cognitive Constraints on Language Development inDeaf Children
- 6. Language Acquisition.