Early Literacy Development in Deaf Children by Connie Mayer

Early Literacy Development in Deaf Children by Connie Mayer

In Early Literacy Development in Deaf Children, Connie Mayer and Beverly J. Trezek provide an in-depth, evidence-based description of how young deaf children learn to read and write, with a model of literacy development that makes clear links between theory and practice.

This book should be on the shelves of anyone who is interested in deaf childrens literacy development and skill acquisition* Jessica W. Trussell, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education *

Connie Mayer is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University in Toronto, and the academic coordinator of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Teacher Education Program. Her current research focuses on written language and literacy development in deaf learners, early literacy and early intervention, cochlear implantation, bilingualism, and models of teacher education. Beverly J. Trezek is Associate Professor of Special Education and the co-director of the Reading Specialist Program at DePaul University in Chicago. Her research interests focus on reading instruction for beginning and struggling readers, with a particular emphasis on investigating the role that phonemic awareness and phonics play in the development of literacy skills for deaf students.

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ISBN 13	9780199965694
ISBN 10	0199965692
Title	Early Literacy Development in Deaf Children
Author	Connie Mayer
Series	Perspectives On Deafness
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2015-07-09
Number of pages	200
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