Inner Lives of Deaf Children: Interviews and Analysis
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1563682893 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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A revolutionary approach, highly accessible to parents, students, and professionals.
Good info. Easy read. Inner lives of deaf children is an informative book that is easy to read. The author, Sheridan, grew up deaf so she has a personal connection to the subject. The book starts out with background information on the deaf community and the author. This helps you understand the deaf world better. Sheridan then explains how she conducted the deaf children's interviews. The bulk of the book consists of Sheridan's interviews of deaf children. She provides the actual transcripts of the interviews, allowing the children to speak. An invaluable collection of studies and research into the psychology, lifestyle, and personal adaptation of deaf children Midwest Book Review Inner Lives Of Deaf Children: Interviews And Analysis by Martha Sheridan (Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Gallaudet University) is an informative exploration into the lives and minds of deaf children based upon interviews with seven very different deaf children between the ages of seven and ten. Outstanding for its exclusive perspective and invaluable documentation of a deaf child's struggles in contemporary society, Inner Lives Of Deaf Children is an invaluable and seminal collection of studies
Each child possesses a unique cultural background, and Sheridan communicated with each in his or her preferred method of communication. By conducting interviews with seven deaf children, ages seven to ten, Martha Sheridan offers a fresh look at their private thoughts and feelings in this watershed book. Next, she showed them magazine pictures and asked them to describe what they saw.The results proved to be as varied as they were engaging. Her procedure remained consistent with each: In addition to standard questions, Sheridan asked each child to draw a picture based on his or her life, then tell a story about it. Joe, an African-American, hard of hearing boy, drew pictures of deaf people who are teased in a public school, reflecting his own difficult experiences.Sheridan calls upon her tenure as a social worker as well as her own experience as a deaf
Martha Sheridan is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Gallaudet University.