The 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) witnessed revolutionary exchanges on the vital themes in education. Presenters addressed topics encompassing seven major strands: Educational Environments, Language and Literacy, Ear...

Is it possible to identify sign languages by their prosody, that is, the rhythm and stress of sign production, and then determine if they are related to each other or other sign languages? If so, reasoned authors Donna Jo Napoli, Mark Mai, and Nichol...

The second edition "of Psychotherapy with Deaf Clients from Diverse Groups fe"atures the introduction of six new chapters that complement full revisions of original chapters with advances in the field since its initial publication. The first part b...

Experienced ASL instructor Leann Sebrey champions two-way sign communication between parents and their infants who are just months old as a way to bond more closely and reduce frustration, while also maximizing the children's intelligence and emotion...

"Psychotherapy with Deaf Clients from Diverse Groups" begins with an overview on being a psychotherapist with deaf clients, including information on the diversity of consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences. Deaf therapists and their i...

"Pronti... Via!" is a complete beginning Italian language course that focuses on communication skills without excluding grammar. This timely programme is based on solid language acquisition theory and reflects an eclectic approach that includes using...

To correct the paucity of information on deaf or hard of hearing children and their parents' experiences with early intervention services, researchers explored these relationships as part of the National Parent Project. From this investigation, "Pare...

Now, parents of deaf children have at hand a complete guide to the process of cochlear implantation. Written by two eminent professionals in deaf education, "The Parents' Guide to Cochlear" Implants explains in a friendly, easy-to-follow style each s...

To celebrate the 60th birthday of Siegmund Prillwitz, founder of the Institute for German Sign Language at Hamburg University, and to honour his thirty years of commitment in the field of sign language research, sixteen renowned researchers and resea...

This volume's ten meticulously prepared chapters reflect the refinements of research in six major sociolinguistics areas. Rob Hoopes' work, "A Preliminary Examination of Pinky Extension: Suggestions Regarding Its Occurrence, Constraints, and Function...