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Helping Children Who Are Deaf
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View and download chapters:
- Front Matter: Introduction, Table Of Contents, How to use the book
- Chapter 1: Hearing difficulties and communication
- Chapter 2: Children who cannot hear well need help early
- Chapter 3: Guidelines for teaching language
- Chapter 4: Basic communication skills
- Chapter 5: What can your child hear?
- Chapter 6: Listening skills
- Chapter 7: Choosing and learning a language
- Chapter 8: Learning to use a sign language
- Chapter 9: Learning to use a spoken language
- Chapter 10: Social skills
- Chapter 11: Working together to help children who are deaf
- Chapter 12: Education
- Chapter 13: Preventing child sexual abuse
- Chapter 14: Support for parents and caregivers
- Chapter 15: Why children lose their hearing and what we can do
- Appendices: Hearing aids, Cochlear implants and hearing, Child development charts
- Back Matter: Where to Get More Information
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