Raising and Educating a Deaf Child

by Marc Marschark

Over 90% of all deaf children are born to hearing parents. For most of these mothers and fathers, their own child is the first deaf person they have ever met. Raising a child who can hear is a challenging and difficult task, but raising a deaf child can seem like an overwhelming
responsibility, especially with the mass of conflicting information and advice offered by professionals and well-meaning friends and family members.
In Raising and Educating a Deaf Child , Marc Marschark offers parents and teachers a readable and comprehensive summary including everything a parent would want to know about growing up deaf. Parents of a deaf child, like the parents of any child, want to know the answers to some apparently
straightforward questions, such as "What kind of school will provide my child with the best education?" "What language experience is best for my child, sign or speech?" "Will my child be able to get a good job?" Marschark addresses these questions and more, with topics ranging from what it means to
be deaf and the uniqueness of Deaf culture to the medical causes of early hearing loss, from technological aids for the deaf such as TTYs and cochlear implants to the educational and social opportunities available to deaf children. He describes the many ways that the environment of home and school
can influence a deaf child's chances for success in both academic and social circles. Above all, he emphasizes the need for early detection of hearing loss and the importance of being able to communicate with deaf children from a very early age, recommending that all parents of deaf children learn
sign language and use it often.
This is not a "how to" book or one with all the "right" answers for raising a deaf child. This is a guide through the many conflicting suggestions and programs for raising deaf children, as well as the likely implications of taking one direction or the other. A leading researcher himself, Marschark
makes sense of the most current educational and scientific literature, including his own recent research, and talks to deaf children, their parents, and deaf adults about what is important to them. The result is a readable and enlightening survey of what we know about the language, social, and
intellectual development of deaf children, and what educational and practical issues face them and their families. Parents of deaf children can and should make their own decisions, based on what is right for their family and for their child. Armed with Raising and Educating a Deaf Child , parents
will have access to the bets information available, allowing them to make informed decisions for their child.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Mariah Roze]

I read this book for my master's program. It was a great way to start off the program in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education because this was everything that parents need to know if they have a child that fits those needs. I was able to learn from a parent's perspective. Which is great for a future DHH teacher.

[Jim]

Here's an oddity. I used to have a GR friend named Mariah who posted a review of this book & said how much it helped her. A glance at the description (see below) showed that it didn't jive with the title, so I asked about it in the comments of her review.

The next day, her review came up in my feed again, but my comment was gone, so I posted pretty much the same thing & it disappeared again. So I PM'd her asking what was up. Is there some sort of weird issue with the book or was there a problem with my asking about it?

Now we're no longer friends. She blocked me & I have no idea why. Very weird. Below is the current book description. How does it relate to raising & educating a deaf child? Does anyone have a clue?

Over the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the sustainability of world fish production, and the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Many have voiced their concerns about marine conservation, as well as the sustainable and ethical consumption of fish. But are fisheries in danger of collapse? Will we soon need to find ways to replace this food system? Should we be worried that we could be fishing certain species to extinction? Can commercial fishing be carried out in a sustainable way? While overblown prognoses concerning the dire state of fisheries are plentiful, clear scientific explanations of the basic issues surrounding overfishing are less so - and there remains great confusion about the actual amount of overfishing and its ecological impact.

Overfishing: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) will provide a balanced explanation of the broad issues associated with overfishing. Guiding readers through the scientific, political, economic, and ethical issues associated with harvesting fish from the ocean, it will provide answers to questions about which fisheries are sustainably managed and which are not. Ray and Ulrike Hilborn address topics including historical overfishing, high seas fisheries, recreational fisheries, illegal fishing, climate and fisheries, trawling, economic and biological overfishing, and marine protected areas. In order to illustrate the effects of each of these issues, they will incorporate case studies of different species of fish.

Overall, the authors present a hopeful view of the future of fisheries. Most of the world's fisheries are not overfished, and many once overfished stocks are now rebuilding. In fact, we can learn from the management failures and successes to ensure that fisheries are sustainable and contribute to national wealth and food security. Concise and clear, this book presents a compelling "big picture" of the state of oceans and the solutions to ending overfishing.

What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.

[Nathan]

(Read the second edition, but could not find it listed here.) When the subtitle says "comprehensive" it really means comprehensive. Marschark does a great job of delving into the issues and controversies of raising a deaf child and how to approach asking the questions to find the right path for the child in question. He also does a great job of avoiding bias (though some does show through on certain topics). The book covers everything from accepting the diagnosis, understanding Deaf culture (and that not all people who are hard of hearing or deaf are a part of Deaf culture), signed languages, hearing technologies, and different streams of education and care.

[Brittany]

A great resource for those who interact with the Deaf community in general, and an affirming text for those who already work with Deaf children. Of course this text can be applied to any sign language around the world, and while not being a recent book, it still rings true for many of the issues and evidence highlighted today. It would be interesting to see an updated version of this book with today’s research into the space.

[Dana Sessa]

Great read. Provided some insight into issues with kids that are hard-of-hearing. Helpful.

[Sara]

This book definitely leans towards the oral/audism perspective. As an interpreter with Deaf family members, some parts were hard to read through,but it was educational nonetheless.

[kumudini pant]

well-researched, informative and concise.

[for personal reference: p- 39-42, 65, 83-88, 109-132, 138-147, 208]