Communication Options in the Education of Deaf Children

Informationen zum Autor Wendy Lynas is the author of Communication Options in the Education of Deaf Children, published by Wiley. Klappentext This book examines critically three broad categories of communication approach which are currently advocated by the different schools of thinking concerned with the socialization and education of deaf children. These are: the "auditory-oral", the "total communication" and the "bilingual approach". In each case the claims for the approach are identified, the arguments offered for are assessed and the counter-claims made by the critics are presented. The research relating to the efficacy of each approach is reviewed and the validity of the available evidence is examined. The unresolved ideological and political features of the debate are also discussed. This book is addressed primarily to teachers of the deaf, student teachers of the deaf and parents of deaf children. It should also be useful to professionals such as speech therapists and educational psychologists who work with deaf children. Zusammenfassung This book examines critically three broad categories of communication approach which are currently advocated by the different schools of thinking concerned with the socialization and education of deaf children. These are: the "auditory--oral"! the "total communication" and the "bilingual approach". Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 The auditory-oral approach. What is involved in an auditory-oral approach? The case for oralism. Evidence supporting an auditory-oral appraoch. Problems with oralism. Chapter 3 Total Communication. What is involved in a Total Communication approach? The case for a TC approach. An evaluation of TC. The future of TC. Chapter 4 The bilingual approach. The case for bilingualism What is involved in a bilingual approach? An evaluation of the bilingual approach. Chapter 5 Discussion and conclusion. References. Index. ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lynas, W Lynas, W. Lynas, Wendy Lynas, Wendy (University of Manchester) Lynas, Lynas Wendy
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 14.09.1994
• EAN: 9781897635414
• ISBN: 978-1-897635-41-4
• Seiten: 128
• Serien: Exc Business and Economy (Whur; Exc Business And Economy (Whurr)
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Allgemeines, Lexika; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Nichtklinische Fächer; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Special Education / Physical Disabilities, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of hearing-impaired students, Relating to people with hearing disabilities or impairments