The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Language |
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| Editor:
| Marschark, Marc
Spencer, Patricia Elizabeth |
| Series title: | Oxford Library of Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-024141-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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Language development, and the challenges it can present for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing have long been a focus of research, theory, and practice in D/deaf studies and deaf education. Over the past 150 years, advances in the acquisition and development of language competencies and skills have been increasing rapidly. This volume addresses many of those accomplishments as well as remaining challenges and new questions that have arisen from multiple perspectives:...
More DescriptionLanguage development, and the challenges it can present for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing have long been a focus of research, theory, and practice in D/deaf studies and deaf education. Over the past 150 years, advances in the acquisition and development of language competencies and skills have been increasing rapidly. This volume addresses many of those accomplishments as well as remaining challenges and new questions that have arisen from multiple perspectives: theoretical, linguistic, social-emotional, neuro-biological, and socio-cultural.