Hearing and Deafness: An Introduction for Health and Education Professionals

For undergraduate and graduate students in deaf education, audiology, and speech pathology, and professionals in teaching, educational interpretation, and speech-language pathology, Paul and Whitelaw (teaching and learning and speech and hearing science, Ohio State U.) explain the development of speech, hearing, language, and literacy in deaf and hard of hearing children and adolescents. They review the impact of hearing on the development of speech, language, and literacy; the anatomy and physiology of the auditory mechanism; hearing screening and audiologic evaluation; hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other amplification devices; and aural rehabilitation and intervention techniques and collaboration among professionals. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)