Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Why Write a Book on the Social Competence of Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Children?
Chapter 2: Social Competence and Its Importance
Chapter 3: Social Competence of Young DHH Children
Chapter 4: Social Competence of School-Age Children
Chapter 5: Factors Influencing Social-Competence Development and
Outcomes
Chapter 6: A Primer on Understanding Instruments That Measure
Social Competence
Chapter 7: Checklists and Questionnaires to Assess DHH Children's
Social Skills
Chapter 8. The Use of Observation and Sociometric Methods to Assess
Social Behavior and Friendship Patterns
Chapter 9: Framework for Promoting Social Competence
Chapter 10: How to Promote Social Competence of Young DHH Children:
The Role of the Family
Chapter 11: Promoting Social Competence of Young DHH Children: The
Role of Schools and Professionals
Chapter 12: How to Promote Social Competence of School-Age DHH
Children: The Role of the Family and Community
Chapter 13: Promoting Social Competence of School-Age DHH Children:
The Role of Schools and Professionals
Chapter 14: Conclusions
Shirin D. Antia is a professor in the University of Arizona's
College of Education and has been involved in education of deaf and
hard-of-hearing children since 1971. She has taught DHH children in
the United States and in India and has been involved in teacher
preparation and research. She is the recipient of several research
grants to develop peer-interaction interventions and to examine the
social and academic progress of DHH students in public
schools.
Kathryn H. Kreimeyer is an associate professor of practice in the
Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies within the
University of Arizona's College of Education, where she prepares
graduate-level teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. She
and Dr. Antia have worked collaboratively for thirty years to
conduct and publish research on the social competence of children
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The book is a must read
*Nina Wolters-Leermakers, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf
Education*
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