1st Edition

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Multilingual Learners Foundations, Strategies, and Resources

Edited By Joanna Cannon, Caroline Guardino, Peter Paul Copyright 2022
324 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

324 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

324 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This critical resource provides foundational information and practical strategies for d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/Dhh) multilingual learners. These learners come from backgrounds where their home languages differ from the dominant spoken or sign languages of the culture. This book is a one-stop resource for professionals, interventionists, and families, helping them to effectively support the... Read more

1. Learners who are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Multilingual: Perspectives, Approaches and Considerations  2. Family Engagement: Developing Partnerships for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners  3. Developing a Comprehensive Language Profile to Support Learning: The Assessment of d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners  4. Language Development, Assessment, and Intervention for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners  5. d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners and Literacy Instruction  6. Leadership and Collaboration in School Settings for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners  7. d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Multilingual Learners with Disabilities: A Case Study of a Learner who is Deaf with Autism Spectrum Disorder and from an Immigrant Family  8. Transition for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners: Guiding Principles and Planning Tools

Biography

Joanna E. Cannon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, and is coordinator of the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing graduate program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

Caroline Guardino is Professor of Exceptional and Deaf Education at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

Peter V. Paul is a Professor of Special Education, emphasis on d/Deaf Education, at the Ohio State University. Paul is the current editor of the American Annals of the Deaf.

"This collection shows teachers, interventionists, and professionals how to navigate just that. The editors collaborated with other deaf education experts to cover topics such as family engagement, assessment, collaboration, literacy, multiple disabilities, and transition planning, featuring case studies of young language learners from 25 countries with resources. "
-J. F. Andrews, CHOICE