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Written for parents, siblings and extended family members who want a better understanding of the impact hearing loss can have in their young loved one. Hearing loss in children can have more devastating effects than in adults because it can impair the ability to learn vocabulary, grammar, word order, idiomatic expressions and other aspects of verbal communication. This is a guide on how to address the most important educational issues and processes through the school years, including legal rights and legislation. It also addresses the profound emotional impact hearing loss can have on a child and how it can affect the entire family dynamic. Readers can even prevent some of the pitfalls common among families new to a child with hearing loss. This book also covers the latest technology available to these children, especially in the classroom, including assistive listening devices, hearing aids and cochlear implants and dispels myths associated with wearing amplified.

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Besides being practical, [this book]<p> is touching. Contributors to the first two chapters describe the agony, guilt and anger a family goes through in each phase of raising a<p> child with hearing loss from the perspective<p> of each family member. Highly recommended for parents new to life with hearing loss invaluable as a guide [and] reference. -- Juli A. Ginn Reviewer / Hearing Health Magazine

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