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Getting
Started with Early Intervention
Other
Parents and Support Organizations
 ASDC
Snapshots: Recommended Readings
for Parents
Carroll,
Cathryn and Mather, Susan M. (1997) Movers & Shakers:
Deaf People Who Changed the World. San Diego: Dawn Sign
Press. A collection of Deaf success stories.
Forecki, Maria Calhoun. (1995) Speak
to Me. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
A down-to-earth account of how a single mother copes to
accept her 18 month old son's deafness.
Holcomb, Roy, Holcomb, Samuel, and
Holcomb, Thomas. (1995) Deaf Culture, Our Way. San
Diego: Dawn Sign Press. An entertaining glimpse of life
in the Deaf community. A portion of sales of this book is
donated to ASDC.
Humphries, Tom, Padden, Carol. (1994)
A Basic Course in American Sign Language. Silver
Spring, MD: T.J. Publishers, Inc. A primer used in many
sign language classes. Spanish version: Rubio, Lourdes,
translator, Delgado, Gilbert, editor. (1991) Un Curso Basico
de Lenguaje Americano de Senas. Silver Spring, MD: T.J.
Publishers Inc.
King, Jess Freeman and Kelley-King,
Jan. (1996) ASL Basics for Hearing Parents of Deaf Children.
Hillsboro, OR: Butte Publications. Introduces the basics
of ASL in an easy format. Video also available.
Mahshie, Shawn Neal. (1995) Education
Deaf Children Bilingually. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet
University Press. Practices in educating deaf children to
achieve grade-level mastery and fluency in the languages
of the Deaf community and general society.
Marschark, Marc. (1997) Raising
and Educating a Deaf Child. New York: Oxford University
Press. Information on deaf children's needs. A portion of
sales of this book is donated to ASDC.
Medwid, Daria and Weston, Denise Chapman.
(1995) Kid-Friendly Parenting with Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Children. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
A step-by-step guide to and reference for raising a deaf
or hard of hearing child.
National Association of State Directors
of Special Education (NASDSE). (1994). Deaf and Hard
of Hearing Students Educational Service Guidelines.
Alexandria, VA: NASDSE. Describes needed program elements
and features which must be considered when designing appropriate
services for individual students.
Neisser, Arden. (1983) The Other
Side of Silence. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University
Press. Classic book on American Sign Language and the Deaf
Community.
Ogden, Paul. (1996) The Silent Garden.
Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. Provides parents
with a firm foundation for making decisions for their child.
Riekehof, Lottie L. (1987) Springfield,
MO: Gospel Publishing House. A popular dictionary of approximately
1,500 signs.
Spradley, T.S. & Spradley,
J.P. (1978) Deaf Like Me. Silver Spring, MD: National
Association of the Deaf. A family's story of educating and
communicating with their daughter.
The
information sheets on this web page come to our site courtesy
of the American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC). ASDC would
like to share this information with all parents of children
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The
American Society for Deaf Children can be reached at:
P.O. Box 3355, Gettysburg, PA 17325
717/334-7922 v/tty Business
717/334-8808 Fax
800/942-ASDC v/tty Parent Information and Referral
 
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