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Bibliography

Early Intervention

← Arehart, K. H., & Yoshinaga-Itano, C. (1999). The Role of Educators of the Deaf in the Early Identification of Hearing Loss. American Annals of the Deaf. 144(1), pp 19- 23.

Authors show that identification of hearing loss by age 6 months, followed by appropriate intervention by age 6 months, is the most effective strategy for the normal development of language in deaf and hard of hearing infants and toddlers.

Joint Attention

Prezbindowski, Amy K., Adamson, Lauren B., Lederberg, Amy R. (1998). Joint Attention in Deaf and Hearing 22 Month-Old Children and Their Hearing Mothers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 19(3), pp 377-387.

This article focuses on in importance of joint attention in mother-child interactions. Comparisons are made between a hearing child with a hearing mother, and a deaf child with a hearing mother.

Parenting and Stress

Lederberg, Amy, R., Golbach, Traci (2002). Parenting Stress and Social Support in Hearing Mothers of Deaf and Hearing Children: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 7(4), pp 330-345.

This article examines the influence of a child’s deafness on parenting stress. It also rates general life satisfaction, social support, professional and educational support that the mothers are receiving.

Phonological Awareness

Nicholas, J. G. (2000). Age Differences in the Use of Informative/Heuristic Communicative Functions in Young Children With and Without Hearing Loss Who Are Learning Spoken Language. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, vol. 43, pp 380-394.

Nicholas examines the need for breaking the phonological code for deaf children in order for them to make greater progress with language, both oral and written. Tactile Contact

← Koester, Lynne S., Brooks, Lisa & Traci, Meg A. (2000). Tactile Contact by Deaf and Hearing Mothers During Face-to-Face Interactions With Their Infants. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, vol. 5(2), pp 127-139.

The authors hypothesize that increased tactile contact by others will have a positive effect on infants, both hearing and deaf. The most important findings are in the comparisons on matched dyads as opposed to mismatched dyads.

Testing and Early Detection

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2004). Guidelines for the Audiologic Assessment of Children From Birth to 5 Years of Age. Available at http://www.asha.org/members/deskref.journals/deskref/default.

This article lists guidelines for assessing children ages birth to age 5 years. It would be most helpful for professionals, not parents.

Mehl, Albert L., Thomson, Vickie (1998). Newborn Hearing Screening: The Great Omission. Pediatrics 101(e4). Retrieved September 9, 2008 from www.pediatrics.org.

This paper was written to answer concerns raised regarding the feasibility and rationale for universal newborn screening for all newborns. The issue of testing cost in dealt with in a very candid manner.

Yoshinaga-Itano, C., & Apuzzo, M.-r. L. (1998). Identification of Hearing Loss after Age 18 Months Is Not Early Enough. American Annals of the Deaf. 143(5), pp 380- 387.

The authors hypothesize that children that are identified prior to 6-months of age and have intervention immediately following their detection will out-perform children identified after 18- months of age.