Raising and Educating a Deaf Child

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Summary: Shoud be titled "Why you should use ASL for your child"
Review: This book claims to be a resource on the choises for educating your deaf child. It is not. The entire book focuses on using ASL as the means of communicating with your child. That would not be bad- if it didn't present itself as an unbiased book. After it says that ASL should be used, it then makes you feel worse by saying that if you are a hearing parent with a deaf child, you probably won't become that fluent in it anyway. There aren't references either- so I am not sure where the author gets his information. It may be true, but there should footnotes on many of the claims. If you do choose to read this book, don't make it the first book you read after you find out your child is deaf. That is what I did and all it did was depress me. In truth, I haven't finished it and probably will leave it on the shelf to pick up after I finish a few others.

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Summary: Some interesting tidbits
Review: This book gave me some good perspective on working with my deaf students. It did gives many opinions that I disagree with in the course of my own studies.

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Summary: Raising and Educating A Deaf child
Review: This is a most practical, sensitive book that is appealing for educators as well as families of deaf children. The author is renowned for his work in cognition and psychology, but demonstrates a wonderful understanding of deaf children through the eyes of an individual who seems to know their needs first hand. Any parent or teacher reading this book will get a sense of the complexities involved in raising a deaf child, but will also get a sense of hope and support for developing appropriate
guidance and nurturing. The author makes sure to speak to his audience as one among them and offers a wealth of advice regarding educational possibilities to audiological support to socio-emotional growth.

This is an unassuming book that provides light at the end of the tunnel. Honest and sincere.

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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is the book you are looking for if you are the parent of a Deaf child. Tons of good information that is based on fact and not prejudice. The only negative thing I can say is the book was designed for the educated professional type of parent and includes advanced vocabulary and smallish print. You won't find illustrations, checklists or simplified information. Very excellent material that should help parents make informed decisions rearing their Deaf child. This is the kind of information that helped me to raise my own Deaf son who is now a happy and successful adult.

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Summary: A comprehensive guide to raising a deaf child.
Review: · Looks at topics ranging from what it means to be deaf and the uniqueness of deaf culture to medical causes of hearing loss

· Looks at the many ways home and school environment can influence a deaf child's chances for success in both academic and social circles

· Makes sense of current educational and scientific literature

In Raising and Educating a Deaf Child, Marc Marschark offers parents and teachers a readable and comprehensive summary including everything a parent needs to know about growing up deaf. Parents of a deaf child, like the parents of any child who has special needs, want answers to what seem to be some simple and straightforward questions. Regrettably, these questions are not as simple as they appear, and parents sometimes get contradictory information from professionals who are supposed to have the answers. This book answers some of these questions, while also providing a readable and comprehensive examination of deafness and the development of deaf children.

Contents: Foreword; Preface; A Deaf Child in the Family; Practical Aspects of Being Deaf; Communicating with the Deaf; Early Interactions: The Roots of Childhood; Language Development; Going to School; Learning to Read and Write; Intelligence, Achievement, and Creativity; Deaf Children to Deaf Adults; Where Do We Go From Here?