The Deaf Child in the Family and At School title: : Essays in Honor of Kathryn P. Meadow- Orlans Meadow-Orlans, Kathryn P.; Spencer, author: Patricia Elizabeth.; Erting, Carol.; Marschark, Marc. publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. isbn10 | asin: 0805832203 print isbn13: 9780805832204 ebook isbn13: 9780585189734 language: English Deaf children--Family relationships, Deaf children--Language, Deaf children-- subject Education, Parents of deaf children, Child development, Socialization. publication date: 2000 lcc: HV2392.2.D43 2000eb ddc: 362.4/23 Deaf children--Family relationships, Deaf children--Language, Deaf children-- subject: Education, Parents of deaf children, Child development, Socialization. Page iii The Deaf Child in the Family and at School Essays in Honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans Edited by Patricia Elizabeth Spencer Carol J. Erting Gallaudet University Marc Marschark National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology Page iv Copyright © 2000 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of the book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or any other means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430 Cover design by Kathryn Houghtaling Lacey Library of Congress Cataloging-In-Publication Data The deaf child in the family and at school: essays in honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans / [edited by] Patricia Elizabeth Spencer, Carol J. Erting, Marc Marschark. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-3220-3 (cloth: alk. paper). ISBN 0-8058-3221-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Deaf childrenFamily relationships. 2. Deaf children Language. 3. Deaf childrenEducation. 4. Parents of deaf children. 5. Child development. 6. Socialization. I. Meadow-Orlans, Kathryn P. II. Spencer, Patricia Elizabeth. III. Erting, Carol. IV. Marschark, Marc. HV2392.2.D43 1999 362.4'23dc21 99-34490 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Page v This book is dedicated to Dr. Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans: researcher, educator, mentor, and friend. For more than 30 years, she has enriched the lives of deaf and hard of hearing children, their parents, and the professionals who work with them. We celebrate her contributions and anticipate those yet to come. Page vii CONTENTS Dedication v Foreword xi Donald F. Moores Introduction to the Book xvii PART I The Deaf Child in the Family 1 5 Images of Self and Others: Stories From the Children Martha A. Sheridan 2 21 Learning to Converse: How Deaf Mothers Support the Development of Attention and Conversational Skills in Their Young Deaf Children M. Virginia Swisher 3 41 Bilingualism in a Deaf Family: Fingerspelling in Early Childhood Carol J. Erting, Carlene Thumann-Prezioso, And Beth Sonnenstrahl Benedict 4 55 Intuitive Parenting, Communication, and Interaction With Deaf Infants Lynne Sanford Koester, Hanus Papousek *, And Sybil Smith-Gray Page viii 5 73 Impact of Child Deafness on Mother-Toddler Interaction: Strengths and Weaknesses Amy R. Lederberg And Amy K. Prezbindowski 6 93 Autobiographical Narrative on Growing Up Deaf Annie Steinberg PART II The Deaf Child and Family in Transition 7 111 Every Opportunity: A Case Study of Hearing Parents and Their Deaf Child Patricia Elizabeth Spencer 8 133 Sensitivity in the Family-Professional Relationship: Parental Experiences in Families With Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Donna M. Mertens, Marilyn Sass-Lehrer, And Kim Scott- Olson 9 151 Language in Sight: Mothers' Strategies for Making Language Visually Accessible to Deaf Children Heather Mohay 10 167 Challenges to Parents and Professionals in Promoting Socioemotional Development in Deaf Children Rosemary Calderon And Mark T. Greenberg PART III The Deaf Child at School 11 191 Socialization of Deaf Children and Youths in School Michael S. Stinson And Susan Foster 12 211 Shifting Stigma From Body to Self: Paradoxical Consequences of Mainstreaming Jeffrey E. Nash 13 229 A Bold Step: Changing the Curriculum for Culturally Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Rachel Stone