The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants
eBook - PDF

The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants

About this book

Now, parents of deaf children have at hand a complete guide to the process of cochlear implantation. Written by two eminent professionals in deaf education, The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants explains in a friendly, easy-to-follow style each stage of the process. Parents will discover how to have their child evaluated to determine her or his suitability for an implant. They'll learn about implant device options, how to choose an implant center, and every detail of the surgical procedure. The initial "switch-on" is described along with counseling about device maintenance.

Most importantly, parents will learn their roles in helping their child adjust to and successfully use the cochlear implant. The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants emphasizes such critical subjects as learning to listen through home activities, implants as tools for language development, and critical issues regarding school placement. This encouraging book considers the implications for performance in light of the whole child, including issues related to Deaf culture and cochlear implants. The authors also include brief stories by parents whose children have had implants that provide reassuring actual experiences to parents considering the procedure for their own child. With a last word on parenting perspectives and a rich source of resources in the appendices, this one-of-a-kind guide will arm parents of deaf children with complete confidence to make informed decisions about cochlear implantation.

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Yes, you can access The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants by Patricia M. Chute,Mary Ellen Nevins in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicina & Audiologia e logopedia. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. Beginning the Process
  5. 2. Candidacy Evaluation
  6. 3. Options in Implant Devices
  7. 4. The Surgical Stage
  8. 5. The Post Implantation Stage: Initial Switch-On and Counseling about Device Maintenance
  9. 6. Learning about Listening through Home Activities
  10. 7. The Cochlear Implant as a Tool for Language Development
  11. 8. School Placement Issues
  12. 9. Cochlear Implants and the Whole Child: Implications for Performance
  13. 10. Deaf Culture and the Cochlear Implant
  14. 11. A Perspective on Parenting
  15. Appendix A: NAD Position Statement on Cochlear Implants
  16. Appendix B: Resources for Parenting a Deaf Child
  17. Appendix C: Published Resources on Cochlear Implants
  18. Index