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Signing Smart with Babies and Toddlers
$15.95
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A Parent’s Strategy and Activity Guide
M. Anthony & R. Lindert - Using American Sign Language (ASL), the authors have created the simple and successful Signing...
 

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The New Language of Toys
$18.95
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Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs - A Guide for Parents and Teachers (Second Edition)
S. Schwartz & J. Heller-Miller - A fresh, hands-on approach to using everyday toys...
 

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Sign With Your Baby
$14.95
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J. Garcia - Parents can recognize the benefits of early communication by teaching infants to sign as early as eight months. Practical advice and easy-to-follow instructions provide a straightforward, lighthearted approach to teaching infants how to communicate using simple sign language...
 

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What Can Baby Hear? (VHS)
$49.00 $34.30
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Auditory Tests and Interventions for Infants with Multiple Disabilities
Early recognition of hearing loss is pivotal to supporting language and communication development, especially in an...
 

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Mi Nombre Es Lupita y Tengo Un Hijo Sordo
$49.00
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G. Aguirre-Larson - These six Spanish language booklets, presented in a friendly manner, introduce essential information to parents. They cover
  • Folleto 1: the ear, its parts and their functions.
  • Folleto 2: the types, causes and degrees of hearing loss.
  • Folleto 3: testing, audiology, hearing aides, and their use...
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    Language Partners: Building a Strong Foundation (VHS)
    $24.95 $17.47
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    A Family-Centered Approach to Working with Newly Identified Babies Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Their Families
    Early interaction between parent and child teaches the child...
     

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    Language Partners: Building a Strong Foundation (DVD)
    $24.95
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    A Family-Centered Approach to Working with Newly Identified Babies Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Their Families
    Early interaction between parent and child teaches the child...
     

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    The Art & Science of Home Visits (VHS)
    $24.95 $17.47
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    Early Intervention Illustrated
    Produced by the Colorado Home Intervention Program. Explores the strategies and specific skills necessary to support...
     

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    The Art & Science of Home Visits (DVD)
    $24.95
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    Early Intervention Illustrated
    Produced by the Colorado Home Intervention Program. Explores the strategies and specific skills necessary to support parents' learning and the deaf or hard-of-hearing child's development during home visits. Shows how to forge partnerships and promote family confidence. (DVD or VHS, 18 mins.)
     

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    The Home Team (VHS)
    $24.95 $17.47
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    Early Intervention Illustrated
    Produced by Colorado Home Intervention Program. This video shows how to establish trusting, caring relationships...
     

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    The Home Team (DVD)
    $24.95
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    Early Intervention Illustrated
    Produced by Colorado Home Intervention Program. This video shows how to establish trusting, caring relationships between early intervention specialists and families of infants and toddlers with a hearing loss. Best practices in...
     

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    American Sign Language Basics for Hearing Parents of Deaf Children
    $19.95
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    J. F-King & J. K-King - This book provides an introduction to ASL which allows parents to begin communicating more effectively with their...
     

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    Listening Games for Littles
    $89.95
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    Activities that Stimulate Phonemic Awareness and Speech Recognition
    This manual and CD set was designed for parents and professionals working with children age 5 and younger. It includes...
     

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    Good Morning Me!
    $17.95
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    Fun Repetitions Your Little One Can't Help But Mimic
    L. Eberlein – Imagine waking up one morning and looking in the mirror to find someone or something else looking back at you! “That is not me, me, me, me, me! How can this be, be, be, be, be?” What would you do? I’d want my “Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma!” And that’s exactly who this little boy goes looking for!
     

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    Children With Hearing Loss
    $16.95
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    A Family Guide
    D. Luterman - Written for parents, siblings and extended family members, this guide provides an improved understanding of the impact hearing loss can have in children.Information is provided on the most important educational issues and processes through the school years...
     

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    You & Your Deaf Child
    $28.95
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    J. Adams - Written in text and workbook format, this parental self-help guide provides excellent practical recommendations and techniques for understanding and dealing with the emotions of hearing loss, behavior management and how to achieve communication. An invaluable resource for parents of children with newly diagnosed hearing loss.
     

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    Caring for Young Children
    $5.95
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    S. Harold Collins - Ideal for anyone working with or caring for young children. Colorful pictures and and clear illustrations include signs for feelings, foods, directions, activities, discipline, and comfort-giving.
    (30 pgs, softcover, 7" x 9")
     

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    The Development of Deaf Children
    $45.95
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    K. Heiling - This revealing volume presents the research from a videotape study of behavior of 20 deaf children for 14 years, and a comprehensive test at age 15 to assess their development.
    (280 pgs, hardcover, 6-1/2" x 9-3/8")
     

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    Educational Audiology for the Limited-Hearing Infant and Preschooler
    $69.95
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    An Auditory-Verbal Program
    D. Pollack, D. Goldberg & N. Coleffe-Schenck - The third edition of this popular book brings up-to-date the material that so many readers found helpful in the previous editions. The entire text has been rewritten and..
     

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    Kid Friendly Parenting with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
    $34.50
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    D. Medwid & D. Weston - A complete step-by-step guide on parenting techniques and fun activities to enhance communication, strengthen relationships, solve problems, and foster better behavior...
     

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    Parents and Their Deaf Children
    $57.50
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    The Early Years
    K.P. Meadow-Orlans, D.M. Mertens & M.A. Sass-Lehrer - To correct the paucity of information on deaf or hard of hearing children and their parents' experiences with early intervention services, researchers explored these relationships as part of the National Parent Project...
     

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    The Signing Family
    $29.95
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    D. Stewart & B. Luetke-Stahlman - An excellent resource for parents who are searching for the best means of communication for their family. The authors convey information regarding sign communication and the major signing options available in a manner which enables parents to make a well informed choice...
     

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    Speak To Me!
    $16.95
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    M.C. Forecki - A compelling true-life story about a single parent who discovers that her 18-month old son is deaf. With humor and openness, she shares her fears and frustrations as she struggles to understand his world and helps him to understand hers.
    (143 pgs, softcover, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2")
     

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    Alandra's Lilacs
    $16.95
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    T. Bowers - A marvelous story about the resiliency and achievements of a determined young mother who learns her baby daughter is "stone deaf." Refusing to accept the stark assessment of her daughter's future, she begins the arduous process of raising her daughter.Today, she can point triumphantly to her confident, educated daughter...
     

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    When Your Child is Deaf
    $22.95
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    A Guide for Parents
    D. Luterman & M. Ross - This book provides parents with information about emotional and educational processes of coming to terms with a hearing impairment in their child. The book also provides advice, encouragement and a description of audiological procedures and amplifying systems.
     

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    Otitis Media and Child Development
    $28.50
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    A Comprehensive Survey of the Effects of Otitis Media on Learning
    J. Kavanagh - This volume is based on a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and and Human Development, National Institutes of...
     

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    Auditory Training Program
    $120.00
    CDL765
    Cochlear Implant Auditory Training Guide with CDs

    For Parents and Professionals Working with Children 5 and Up
    Often, when a child is a candidate for a cochlear implant, it means that he has not been successful with more traditional amplification...
     

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    Lend Us Your Ears
    $59.95
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    A Hands-On Guide for Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    T. Farrell & M. Vincent - Developed using a combination of teacher-created materials and worksheets... Lend Us Your Ears
     

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    My Turn To Learn
    $25.95
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    An Up-To-Date Guide for Parents of Babies and Children with Hearing Loss
    S. Lane, L. Bell, T Parson-Tylka
     

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    The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants
    $22.95
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    P.M. Chute and M.E. Nevins - Now, parents of deaf children have at hand a complete guide to the process of cochlear implantation. Written by two eminent professionals in deaf education, this book explains in a friendly, easy-to-follow style each stage of the process. Parents will discover how to have their child evaluated to determine her or his suitability for an implant...
     

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    Cochlear Implants in Children
    $55.00
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    Ethics and Choices
    J.B. Christiansen, I.W. Leigh - Addresses every facet of the ongoing controversy about implanting cochlear hearing devices in children as young as 12 months old and in some cases, younger. The authors, and contributors Jay Lucker and Patricia Elizabeth Spencer analyzed the..
     

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    The Handbook of Pediatric Audiology
    $85.95
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    S. Gerber - Students, clinicians and other professionals can now refer to specific subjects in pediatric audiology for treating children from infancy through elementary school years. Comprehensive chapters present the latest information on cochlear implants, family counseling, treatments, and service delivery.
     

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    Advances in Cognition, Education, and Deafness
    $39.95
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    D. S. Martin, Editor - The Second International Symposium on Cognition, Education, and...
     

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    Cognition, Education, and Deafness
    $39.95
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    Directions for Research and Instruction
    D. Martin, Editor - This groundbreaking book integrates the work of 54 contributors to the 1984 symposium on cognition, education, and deafness. It focuses on cognition and deaf students' growth and development, problem-solving strategies, thinking processes...
     

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    Deaf Children In Public Schools
    $52.95
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    C. Ramsey - This third volume in the "Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities" series is the work of a single author who studies the progress of elementary level deaf students placed in different environments. Her findings provide valuable information for educators and parents in assessing and enhancing educational needs of deaf children.
     

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    Deaf Like Me
    $16.95
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    T. Spradley, J. Spradley, L. Spradley - Written by the uncle and father of a deaf girl. This sensitive story weaves reality and learning with a simple account of coming to terms. This new edition includes an epilogue by Lynn Spradley who is now grown.She reflects on her struggle with deafness, education and communication.
     

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    Inner Lives of Deaf Children
    $45.00
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    Interviews and Analysis
    M. Sheridan - By conducting interviews with seven deaf children, ages 7-10, Martha Sheridan offers a fresh look at their private thoughts and feelings.Each child possesses a unique cultural background, and Sheridan communicated with each in his or her preferred method of communication...
     

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    Literacy and Your Deaf Child
    $24.95
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    What Every Parent Should Know
    D. A. Stewart & B. R. Clarke - In the modern world, success depends upon literacy, a fact especially true for deaf children who, if they read and write well, can take full advantage of e-mail, the Internet, and other communication innovations...
     

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    Language Across the Curriculum
    $49.00
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    When Students are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    B. Luetke-Stahlman - This "methods" text is designed for teachers-in-training and related service providers. It includes chapters on mediated instruction, appropriate support and services, assessment and facilitation...
     

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    Language Issues in Deaf Education
    $49.00
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    B.L. Stahlman - Whether using oral, manual, or bilingual approaches to teaching language acquisition and development, this text provides a broad range of topics essential for teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. Includes practical ideas, diagrams, examples, study exercises, resources, strategies and suggestions for applied activities...
     

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    Raising and Educating a Deaf Child
    $17.95
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    A Comprehensive Guide to the Choices, Controversies, and Decisions Faced by Parents and Educators
    M. Marschark - Offers a readable, comprehensive summary including everything a parent or teacher would...
     

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    The Itinerant Teacher's Handbook
    $59.00
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    C. Bullard - This resource focuses on the skills which a person who takes the position of an itinerant teacher might need that are above and beyond the skills learned to be a teacher in the self-contained classroom. It is a well developed resource that draws..
     

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    Choices In Deafness
    $16.95
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    A Parent's Guide To Communication Options
    D.M. Dickman - A useful guide to choosing the appropriate communication option for a child with hearing loss. Provides easily understood explanations of medical and audiological factors with a balanced view of educational and communications options...
     

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    Educational and Developmental Aspects of Deafness
    $45.95
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    D. Moores K. Meadow-Orlans - Details the ongoing revolution in the education of deaf children. More than 20 researchers contributions on their discoveries in anthropology, education, linguistics...
     

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    The Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders
    $65.00
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    C. Turkington & A. Sussman - Brings to light vital, up-to-date information of every facet of this important health issue...
     

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    Growing Together
    $8.95
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    National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse
    This volume addresses many of the issues facing parents of deaf and hard of hearing children, including such topics as: acceptance, communication, discipline, education, and home-school relationships.
     

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    From Gesture To Language
    $39.95
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    In Hearing and Deaf Children
    V. Volterra & C. Erting - In 21 essays on communicative gesturing in the first few years of life, this vital collection demonstrates the importance of gesture in a child's transition to a linguistic system. An important resource for professionals working with children who use gestures for communication.
     

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    Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 1: Teacher's Instructional DVD
    $22.00
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    Designed to accompany the teacher’s workbook, this instructional DVD provides teaching techniques for the 52 idioms covered in “Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Volume 1”, lesson plans, interactive activities for the classroom, homework assignments, and much more. DVD is presented entirely in ASL. (DVD, 152 mins)
     

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    Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Vol. 1: Teacher's Workbook
    $22.00
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    G. Ganezer, A. Posner – Now, you can teach using the “Idioms & Phrases in ASL” DVD series! This teacher’s workbook is a great resource containing 70+ pages of teaching techniques, 8 lesson plans, homework assignments, course activities, breakaway games, ASL Glosses & indexes, and much more. Designed to accompany “Idioms & Phrases in American Sign Language, Volume 1”. (Softcover, 75 pgs, 8” x 10”)
     

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    Volume 1: Building Conversations (ASL/VHS)
    $59.95 $41.97
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    B>Sign with Me Series
    This series of video and workbook packages can teach your whole family to sign and communicate with your deaf infant...
     

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    Volume 1: Building Conversations (ASL/DVD)
    $59.95
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    (ASL) Teaches family members to sign simple, expressive sentences, follow the child's lead in communicating, and use facial expressions and body movement...
     

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    Volume 1: Building Conversations (MCE/VHS)
    $59.95 $41.97
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    Sign with Me Series
    This series of video and workbook packages can teach your whole family to sign and communicate with your...
     

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    Volume 2: Building Concepts (ASL/VHS)
    $59.95 $41.97
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    Sign with Me Series
    This series of video and workbook packages can teach your whole family to sign and communicate with your...
     

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    Volume 2: Building Concepts (ASL/DVD)
    $59.95
    DL328
    (ASL) Teaches viewers how to use signs to describe feelings, experiences, and concepts such as wet and dry objects...
     

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    Volume 2: Building Concepts (MCE/VHS)
    $59.95 $41.97
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    Sign with Me Series
    This series of video and workbook packages can teach your whole family to sign and communicate with your...
     

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    Volume 3: Positive Parenting (ASL/VHS)
    $59.95 $41.97
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    Sign with Me Series
    This series of video and workbook packages can teach your whole family to sign and communicate with your...
     

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    Volume 3: Positive Parenting (ASL/DVD)
    $59.95
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    (ASL) Shows parents how to discipline in positive ways by praising your child, handling tantrums, and teaching appropriate behaviors...
     

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    Volume 3: Positive Parenting (MCE/VHS)
    $59.95 $41.97
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    Sign with Me Series
    This series of video and workbook packages can teach your whole family to sign and communicate with your...
     

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    Signing With Your Clients
    $39.95
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    F. Fold, M. Kinsella-Meier & M. Hilley - More than 500 line drawings that illustrate signs and structure of questions and statements used most often...
     

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    Working With Deaf People
    $38.95
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    Accessibility and Accommodation in the Workplace
    S. Foster - One relevant factor in how well deaf people live is their status in the world of work. We have known too little about the daily adaptations that are required to achieve...
     

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    Approaching Equality
    $13.95
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    Education of the Deaf
    F. Bowe - Public education laws guarantee special education programs for all Deaf children, but many find the special education system confusing or are unsure of their rights under current laws...
     

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    Communication Therapy
    $65.00 $59.00
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    M.J. Moseley & S. Bally - This new book for students and professionals emphasizes a functional approach to aural rehabilitation for deaf and hard of hearing adolescents and adults.Designed to meet a variety of needs and communication skills, it details the use of integrated therapy strategy and state-of-art practices for...
     

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    Deaf & Sober
    $28.95
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    Journeys Through Recovery
    B. Miller - An in-depth look at Deaf people recovering from alcohol and drug abuse. This book uses anonymous personal narratives which bring recovery issues to life. Extremely valuable to all human service personnel, as well as recovering individuals...
     

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    Miranda Rights
    $15.99
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    Miranda Rights Signed in American Sign Language
    This DVD presents the Miranda Rights translated into ASL. This is a great tool for interpreters who want to learn the Miranda Rights. Virtually all levels signing fluency will be able to understand their rights. Menus choices allow you to view all the rights in sequence or to individually select a particular right for review. Includes voice-over and text (60 WORDS)
     

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    A Free Hand
    $16.95
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    Enfranchising The Education of Deaf Children
    M. Walworth, D. Moores & T.J. O'Rourke - Based on proceedings of a 1990 symposium on the educational uses of American Sign Language, the participants present a variety of viewpoints and topics which will challenge the reader...
     

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    Legal Rights
    $32.50
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    The Guide For Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
    National Association of the Deaf - The new, revised fifth edition offers in easy-to-understand language the latest state and federal statutes and administrative procedures that prohibit discrimination against deaf and hard of hearing people...
     

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    Listen With The Heart
    $19.95
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    M. Harvey - Hearing loss doesn't just affect the individual, but also family and friends. The author gives ten true stories of how parents, children and spouses are transformed by helping each other heal and grow. The stories chronicle many unique challenges of hearing loss, largely having to do with communication...
     

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    On The Job With Hearing Loss
    $29.95
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    Hidden Challenges. Successful Solutions. R. Morris - A comprehensive look at the hidden challenges of hearing loss and practical solutions that can overcome the barriers. This guide presents steps that enable everyone to find...
     

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    Manual Communication
    $34.95
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    Implications for Education
    H. Bornstein - Offers the first authoritative examination of sign systems used in the education of deaf students. Professionals, teachers, and parents will appreciate the individual, expert explanations of:
     

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    No Pity
    $16.00
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    People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement
    J. Shapiro - A sensitive look at the social and political barriers that deny disabled people their most basic civil rights. For those wanting to understand the background against which the Americans with...
     

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    Psychological Considerations
    $2.50
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    Teaching English to Deaf and Second Language Students
    M. Walworth - A panel of prominent experts in Deaf education focus on critical concerns facing professionals. Topics include practical issues in classroom instruction, ASL as an instructional medium, the role of first language acquisition in second language development...
     

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    The Silent Garden
    $34.95
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    P. Ogden - Parents, prepare your child for a full, productive life. Deaf author and professor of Deaf Studies, Paul Ogden, offers excellent information and insightful tips for providing a firm foundation to bring a deaf child on the road to growth and full potential...
     

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    Total Communication
    $15.95
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    L. Evans - Research studies which analyze the strengths and limitations of total communication's elemental parts and their salient linguistic properties. He leads the reader from an interpretation of research findings to the construction of a theoretical model of an integrated oral...
     

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    The Vanderbilt Hearing Aid Report II
    $51.00
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    G. Studebaker, F. Bess, L. Beck - This volume is the most significant contribution to the field of hearing aid technology, measurement, selection, and rehabilitation since the original Vanderbuilt report was published in 1982. This book is a proceedings of a major conference sponsored by the Department....
     

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    The Volta Review
    $22.95
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    Language, Speech, and Social-Emotional Development of Children Who Are Deaf, or Hard of Hearing: The Early Years
    C. Yoshinaga-Itano & A. Sedey - A unique perspective of young children with hearing loss. The articles contained within focus on expressive and receptive...
     

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    Sound Hearing CD
    $10.95
    CD561
    Audio CD & Booklet
    Find out what hearing loss is like! Audio listening samples illustrate sound, hearing, and hearing loss. Listeners will hear as someone with a hearing loss might when listening to music, a story, and taking a simple spelling test...
     

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    Auditory Ossicles
    $45.50
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    Life-size replicas of the three tiny ear bones; malleus (hammer), incus (anvil) and stapes (stirrup)...
     

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    Giant Student Ear Model
    $219.00
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    This three-part detailed replica encourages hands-on investigation of the ear canal and Eustachian tube...
     

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    Life Size Ear Model
    $64.95
    E106
    One piece, life-size model shows outer ear mechanisms, including ossicles, cochlea, nerve, and eustachian tube...
     

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    Budget Giant Ear Model
    $54.95
    E105
    Intended for elementary science classes, this model shows all major structures related to hearing and balance...
     

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    The Ear-Organs of Hearing & Balance
    $19.95
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    Educational Charts
    Flexible plastic lamination with metal eyelets in the top corners for convenient wall hanging. Markable (write-on/wipe-off) 20" x 26".
     

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    Anatomy of the Inner Ear
    $19.95
    E121
    Educational Charts
    Flexible plastic lamination with metal eyelets in the top corners for convenient wall hanging. Markable (write-on/wipe-off) 20" x 26".
     

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    Middle Ear Conditions
    $19.95
    E122
    Educational Charts
    Flexible plastic lamination with metal eyelets in the top corners for convenient wall hanging. Markable (write-on/wipe-off) 20" x 26".
     

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    Ear Nose and Throat
    $19.95
    E123
    Educational Charts
    Flexible plastic lamination with metal eyelets in the top corners for convenient wall hanging. Markable (write-on/wipe-off) 20" x 26".