Purpose There is a need to better understand the epidemiological relationship between
language development and psychiatric symptomatology. Language development can be …

To assist medical and hearing-science professionals in supporting parents of deaf children,
we have identified common questions that parents may have and provide evidence-based …

Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children need to master at least one language (spoken or
signed) to reach their full potential. Providing access to a natural sign language supports this …

A long-standing belief is that sign language interferes with spoken language development in
deaf children, despite a chronic lack of evidence supporting this belief. This deserves …

This is a vocabulary research manual. It aims to give you the background knowledge
necessary to design rigorous and effective research studies into the behavior of L1 and L2 …

Bilingualism is common throughout the world, and bilingual children regularly develop into
fluently bilingual adults. In contrast, children with cochlear implants (CIs) are frequently …

A mother whose child has had a cochlear implant tells Laura Mauldin why enrollment in the
sign language program at her daughter's school is plummeting:“The majority of parents want …

Teaching Deaf Learners: Psychological and Developmental Foundations explores how deaf
students (children and adolescents) learn and the conditions that support their reaching their …

Sign language in action is a term that we have coined to encompass how sign languages
are used in everyday life. In Chapter 2, we framed the notion of sign language in action …

Purpose Many deaf children have limited access to language, spoken or signed, during
early childhood–which has damaging effects on many aspects of development. There has …