Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156368599X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Overall, our hope is that deaf and hard of hearing students in general education classes will be much less isolated and much more connected with others like themselves as a result of our book.. From the Author At Gina's 60th birthday party, she shared that she had been thinking for some time about writing a second book. Her first book, Alone in the Mainstream: A Deaf Woman Remembers Public School was published in 2004 and she had been feeling for some time that the story was unfinished. We started out by getting together for coffee a few times to discuss our vision for the book, since we would need to send a proposal to the Gallaudet University Press. We knew we wanted it to be a follow up to Alone in
The respondents discussed many issues, including the difficulties of finding friends and social access, the struggle to establish an identity, the challenges of K-12 interpreting and class placement, and the vast potential of summer and weekend programs for deaf students. They also gathered information from 113 online respondents who answered the same questions used in the focus groups. Turning the Tide presents a qualitative study of deaf and hard of hearing students who attended mainstream schools. The authors also elicited comments on other changes that parents, advocates, and other allies could work toward to improve further the educational environment of deaf children.. Their efforts have culminated in Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren. Oliva and Linda Risser Lytle know what it is like to be the only deaf student in a mainstream school. In this way, they hope to improve education for current and future deaf students. The authors conducted three focus groups in different regions in the country, enlisting six to ei
The most thorough and groundbreaking book on the subject Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren is a tour de force that has the potential to live up to its name--this book may very well be the catalyst that finally turns the tide.Deaf and hard of hearing children continue to face many isolating challenges today thanks to misinterpretation of IDEA's Le. "All for One and One for All!" according to William G. Mucci. This is an important book for all education professionals, parents, and kin of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children. It is based on a large Qualitative research project studying DHH people who received their K -12 education since the enactment of PL 9All for One and One for All! William G. Mucci This is an important book for all education professionals, parents, and kin of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children. It is based on a large Qualitative research project studying DHH people who received their K -12 education since the enactment of PL 94 - 142, known as the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The book a. - 1All for One and One for All! William G. Mucci This is an important book for all education professionals, parents, and kin of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children. It is based on a large Qualitative research project studying DHH people who received their K -12 education since the enactment of PL 94 - 142, known as the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The book a. 2, known as the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The book a. So important for parents of deaf kids, and school administrators. Some things are a given in the education of deaf students. First, parents are the deciders. They have the ultimate responsibility for effective two way communication at home, and educating their deaf children. Second, every deaf and hard of hearing student is an individual. They have different abilities and needs in education. Third, ab