The world of deaf infants : a longitudinal study
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The world of deaf infants : a longitudinal study
(Perspectives on deafness)
Oxford University Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-259) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What is the impact of an infant's diminished hearing on the infant and its parents? How does communication develop in cases of diminished hearing? How does diminished hearing affect social and cognitive development? What types of early interventions can improve communication and development? The World of Deaf Infants presents the results of a 15-year research study that addresses these questions.
Through their research, perhaps the largest long-term comparison of deaf and hearing infants, Meadow-Orlans' team provides a comprehensive and intimate look into the world of deaf infants. For a core group of 80 families, that included all four combinations of parent-infant hearing status, data was collected longitudinally at 9, 12, 15, and 18 months. Mother-infant interactions were recorded and observed in both structured and unstructured settings; mothers' facial, vocal, and tactile
behaviours during interactions were related to infants' temperament and stress; mothers' linguistic and communication behaviours, as well as their overall responsiveness, were related to children's language; and the effects of support provided to mothers were evaluated and explored. The results were
dramatic, particularly with regard to infant attachment behaviours and the importance of visual attention in the overal development of deaf infants.
This comprehensive work provides a foundation on which researchers, teachers, students, and parents can build to further enhance the world of deaf infants.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theoretical rationale for the longitudinal study
- 3. Participant characteristics and research procedures
- 4. Mother-infant behaviours at 6 and 9 months: a microanalytic view
- 5. Interactions of hearing mothers and 9-month-old infants: temperament and infant stress
- 6. Hearing parents' reactions to the identification of deafness and cognitive or motor disabilities
- 7. Mastery motivation at 9 and 12 months: traditional and non-traditional approaches
- 8. Mother-infant interactions at 12 and 18 months: parenting stress and support
- 9. Attachment behaviours at 18 months
- 10. Language at 12 and 18 months: characteristics and accessibility of linguistic models
- 11. Visual attention: maturation and specialization
- 12. The development of play: effects of hearing status, language, and maternal responsiveness
- 13. Relationships across developmental domains and over time
- 14. Implications for intervention with infants and families
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