On Language, Education, and Cochlear Implants
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On language, education, and cochlear implants.
In closing a keynote presentation at a recent international conference on deaf education, the speaker noted that ‘‘There has never been a better time to be a deaf child . or a parent or educator of one.’’ That suggestion is consistent with our intuitions and reflects significant strides that have been made recently in a variety of domains relevant to the development and education of deaf childr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1081-4159,1465-7325
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enm025