The Silent Garden: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Deaf Child
344The Silent Garden: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Deaf Child
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781563686764 |
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Publisher: | Gallaudet University Press |
Publication date: | 11/17/2016 |
Edition description: | Third Edition |
Pages: | 344 |
Sales rank: | 1,167,317 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 16.50(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Preface to the Third Edition xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Part 1 First Things First
1 Introductions 3
2 Lifeboating. Caring for Yourself 12
Part 2 The Family Garden
3 A Healthy Family Environment 43
4 Some Gardening Tips 65
5 Your Deaf Child's Siblings 76
Part 3 Communicating
6 So Much More than Words 95
7 Communication Options: An Overview 114
8 Opportunities in Spoken Language 125
9 Opportunities in Visual Language 151
10 Reading the World 187
Part 4 Outside the Garden
11 The School Environment 219
12 Choosing a School 241
13 Moving toward Independence 270
14 Cochlear Implants 285
15 Boot Camp for Parents of Deaf Children with Special Needs 306
Epilogue: Final Thoughts 321
Appendix: Resources for Parents 325
Bibliography 329
Index 335
What People are Saying About This
"Families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children have an opportunity to celebrate raising a family in a unique manner. The Silent Garden offers parents the first doorway into their journey in raising a Deaf child. Dr. Ogden and Dr. Smith lead parents through critical discussions about communication, socialization, and learning, all issues that families need to be aware of in nurturing their Deaf or Hard of Hearing child. The authors provide parent-friendly and child-centered chapters ranging from daily life to education that work to scaffold the whole family! Families will gain a wealth of knowledge as well as the assurance that they are not alone. The Silent Garden also is a powerful tool for professionals who work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. Understanding the issues that families encounter is imperative for deaf educators, administrators, educational interpreters, speech therapists, etc."
"This book provides readers with invaluable insights to raising a deaf child and discusses thought provoking issues and challenges related to parenting. The authors share a significant number of anecdotal stories of deaf children, their parents, and families, from diverse experiences and perspectives. These personal stories will be helpful to new parents trying to determine the best approaches to raising their deaf child. We expect that this book will not only support effective parenting but will also allow Deaf people, parents of deaf children, and their hearing counterparts to reflect on their own experiences as they read it."
"All too often parents of newly identified Deaf and hard of hearing children contact my office seeking guidance on many of the fundamental issues and questions that Paul Ogden and David Smith address in the third edition of The Silent Garden. I will share this insightful book with new parents knowing that this is a publication that speaks to their hearts and souls in a powerful and truthful manner."
"Through extensive research, firsthand experiences from seasoned parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children across the country, and the authors’ own personal insights, Ogden and Smith cover an unrivaled spectrum of topics in The Silent Garden. Parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children are faced with making critically important decisions, often without fully understanding the ramifications of those decisions. Irrefutable evidence shows that remaining idle for too long can have lifelong consequences, and yet there are scarcely enough resources for parents to employ when trying to make well-informed decisions. The Silent Garden effectively fills this gap. Ogden and Smith empower readers, parents and professionals alike, with a treasure trove of ready-to-use tools and copious amounts of information to support the decision-making process."
"I don’t often come across a resource that thoughtfully looks at the decisions families must make and the complexities of the journey of raising a child who is Deaf/Hard of Hearing. In our world at Hands & Voices, we support the choices that families make across the continuums of hearing loss, communication, and language; social/emotional/identity issues; and school considerations/placement. This book takes a look at all of these aspects in a very respectful way. I particularly like that the authors clearly differentiate between what is known through evidence-based research and what is their opinion, something that is often blurred in other resources, to the confusion of the reader. I would recommend this book to all families who are beginning their journey."