TY - BOOK AU - Marschark,Marc AU - Hauser,Peter C. TI - How deaf children learn: what parents and teachers need to know SN - 9780195389753 U1 - 371.912 MAR PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Deaf children KW - Means of communication KW - Language KW - Deaf KW - Education KW - Parents of deaf children N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - How can parents and teachers most effectively support the language development and academic success of deaf and hard-of-hearing children? Will using sign language interfere with learning spoken language? Should deaf children be placed in classrooms with hearing children? Are traditional methods of teaching subjects such as reading and math to hearing children appropriate for deaf learners? As many parents and teachers will attest, questions like these have no easy answers, and it can be difficult for caring adults to separate science from politics and fact from opinion in order to make informed ER -