Benedictine Roots in the Development of Deaf Education - Listening with the Heart

Examining the educational instruction of the deaf individual from its Benedictine beginnings to its present condition at Gallaudet University, this book traces the historical pedagogical affinity among Pedro Ponce de Léon, Juan Pablo Bonet, Charles Michael de l'Epée, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Edward Miner Gallaudet. The author provides the historical and philosophical basis for Jewish and Christian beliefs concerning the condition of deafness and then introduces Ponce de Léon, credited as being the first teacher of the deaf. The essence of this Spanish Benedictine monk's methods and manner of teaching have been continued by those who succeeded him. The author traces this development from Spain through France and then to the United States.

List of contents

First Foreword
Second Foreword
Preface
Jewish and Christian Beliefs
Benedictine Roots and Pedro Ponce de León
Juan Pablo Bonet and Simplification of the Alphabet, and the Art of Teaching Deaf Mutes
Charles Michael de l'Epée and The French National Institute for the Deaf
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and The American School for the Deaf
Edward Miner Gallaudet and Gallaudet University
Present Pedagogy and Consonance with Benedictine Roots
Bibliography
Index

About the author

MARILYN DANIELS is Associate Professor of Speech Communication at The Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of Benedictine Roots in the Development of Deaf Education: Listening with the Heart (Bergin & Garvey, 1997) and numerous articles in communication education journals.

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Daniels, Daniels Marilyn, Unknown
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.1997
• EAN: 9780897895002
• ISBN: 978-0-89789-500-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 425 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Physical Disabilities, Christianity, History of Religion, Judaism, Social and cultural history, Teaching of hearing-impaired students, Relating to people with hearing disabilities or impairments, Current Events and Issues: Education