Understanding Deafness, Language and Cognitive Development

Download or read book Understanding Deafness, Language and Cognitive Development written by Gary Morgan and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of childhood deafness offers researchers many interesting insights into the role of experience and sensory inputs for the development of language and cognition. This volume provides a state of the art look at these questions and how they are being applied in the areas of clinical and educational settings. It also marks the career and contributions of one of the greatest scholars in the field of deafness: Bencie Woll. As the field of deafness goes through rapid and profound changes, we hope that this volume captures the latest perspectives regarding the impacts of these changes for our understanding of child development. The volume will be of essential interest to language development researchers as well as teachers and clinical researchers.