<p> Bibliography</p><p>Early Intervention</p><p>← 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. </p><p>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.</p><p>Joint Attention</p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>Parenting and Stress</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>Phonological Awareness</p><p>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.</p><p>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</p><p>← 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. </p><p>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. </p><p>Testing and Early Detection </p><p>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. </p><p>This article lists guidelines for assessing children ages birth to age 5 years. It would be most helpful for professionals, not parents.</p><p>Mehl, Albert L., Thomson, Vickie (1998). Newborn Hearing Screening: The Great Omission. Pediatrics 101(e4). Retrieved September 9, 2008 from www.pediatrics.org.</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p>