Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. An Introductory Comment XIII
4. Part One. The Environmental Imperative: A Prologue
5. 1. An Ecological Perspective 3
6. 2. Acoustically Impaired Environments: Psychological Correlates 27
7. Part Two. Prelinguistic Deafness: Key Fashioning Environments
8. 3. Early Environmental Influences 51
9. 4. The Language Environment 67
10. 5. Educational Environments: Options and Issues 119
11. Part Three. Products of The “Soundless World”
12. 6. Sketches from Life 155
13. 7. Sketches from Research 183
14. Part Four. The Psychological Examination
15. 8. Psychology and the Deaf: Background 207
16. 9. Psychological Examiners: Special Qualifications 222
17. 10. Methods of Psychological Examining: A Review 229
18. Part Five. Examination Guides
19. Introduction 247
20. 11. Infant Assessment 249
21. 12. Examination of Children and Youth 258
22. 13. Examination at the Adult Level 313
23. 14. Psychological Reporting 340
24. A Concluding Comment 347
25. Epilogue 349
26. Appendixes
27. Appendix A. The Human Ear and Hearing 355
28. Appendix B. Types and Causes of Impaired Hearing 357
29. Appendix C. Manual Methods of Communication 359
30. Appendix D. Experimental Interpreter-Rating Form 361
31. Appendix E. Bronfenbrenner Hearing Attitude Scale 366
32. Appendix F. Inventory Guide for Case History Information on Deaf Children and Adults 371
33. Appendix G. Psychological Report Form 382
34. Appendix H. Questionnaire Used in Survey of Psychological Tests and Practices with the Deaf 385
35. Appendix I. A Guide to Test Publishers and Distributors 395
36. Appendix J. Publisher and Distributor Directory 399
37. Appendix K. Information Directories and References 401
38. Author Index 403
39. Subject Index 411