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loss: implications for early intervention" by Deborah Chen, both offer
ways of gathering information, conducting assessments, and
identify adaptations to assist the child in maximizing their use of
functional vision or listening skills throughout their daily life.
Chapter 7, "pediatric audiology: evaluation and managing hearing
loss in young children", written by Carolina Abdala and Margaret
Winter, builds on chapter 6 and offers an outstanding explanation of
audiological procedures, types of hearing lose, charts and sample
reports. In addition, it provides detailed information about hearing
aids and assistive listening technology.
Part 3, "developing learning strategies", includes chapters 8, 9,
and 10. Chapter 8, by Deborah Chen, "promoting early
Communication and Language Development", builds on the
groundwork that she laid in Part 1. Chen identifies receptive and
expressive modes of communication and methods to enhance and
reinforce early communication and literacy skills. June E. Downing
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