Hearing disability

Description

Book description:

• Author's name: Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah Faraj Al-Zuraiqat

• Number of pages: 356 pages 

• The subject of the book: The book discusses the philosophy of raising and educating people with hearing impairments

The contents of the book:

1. Chapter one: The nature of hearing

   • The nature of the sound

   • Sound characteristics

   • Auditory apparatus 

   • Anatomy and physiology of the outer ear

   • Anatomy and physiology of the middle ear

   • Anatomy and physiology of the inner ear

   • Auditory Nervous System

   • How to hear

   • Audiologist

   • Services provided by the audiologist

2. Chapter II: The nature of hearing impairment

   • Types of Hearing Impairment 

   • Degree and severity of hearing loss

   • Definition of Hearing Impairment

   • Variation in speech (language) sounds

   • Impact of hearing impairment on communication

   • Prevalence of hearing impairment

   • Auditory disorders

     • External ear disorders

     • Middle ear disorders

     • Inner ear disorders

     • Central Auditory Nervous System Disorders

     • Central auditory process disorders

     • buzzing

3. Chapter Three: Hearing development and early intervention

   • Auditory development in newborns and infants

   • Speech development 

   • The evolution of oral communication

   • Developmental stages of speech

   • Hearing, comprehension and speech development in children

   • How to encourage your child's speech and language development? Tips for parents

   • How to improve communication with your child? Tips for parents

   • The role of parents

   • Early intervention

   • Early Intervention Models

   • Family Centered Counseling

4. Chapter four: Auditory evaluation

   • Why are we evaluating the hearing impaired?

   • Meeting parents

   • Principles of working with children of all ages

   • Behavioral Observation Audiometry

     • Audiometric Reinforcement Procedure

     • Procedural Augmentation Audiometry

     • Auditory Reinforcement Measurement

     • Audiometrics with response recall

   • Clinical testing of a child aged 2-4 years

   • Speech reception threshold

   • Pure Tone Auditory Map

   • Measuring auditory brainstem response

   • Cochlear auditory frequency scan

   • Measurements of apparent resistance

   • Auditory verbal analogy

   • Tuning fork tests

5. Chapter V: Assessing people with hearing loss

   • Auditory assessment

   • Evaluation of communication

   • Speech evaluation

   • Language assessment

   • Psychoeducational assessment

   • Psycho-educational assessment of hearing impaired children 

   • Capacity assessment

6. Chapter Six: The Impact of Hearing Impairment on Development

   • Factors affecting the development of a hearing impaired child

   • Language development

   • Psychosocial development

   • Cognitive growth and academic achievement

   • Vocal characteristics and speech ability

   • Factors affecting the activities of people with hearing loss

7. Chapter VII: Auditory rehabilitation

   • Definitions

   • Understanding the person

   • Rehabilitation process

   • Hearing Rehabilitation Program

   • Auditory rehabilitation for preschoolers

   • Preschool Programs

   • School-age children

   • Adults with acquired hearing loss

   • Adult Auditory Rehabilitation Program Goals 

   • Elements of an adult hearing rehabilitation program

   • Self-Help Groups

   • Gallaudet Elder Program

   • Hearing Rehabilitation Technology

8. Chapter VIII: Communication Methods and Strategies

   • Auditory-Oral Methods

   • Speech training program design

   • Visual-verbal methods

   • Total communication 

   • Other signaling systems

   • Verbotonal method

   • Communication strategies

   • Training on communication strategies

   • A model for communication training

9. Chapter IX: Counseling for families of people with hearing impairments

   • Guidance

   • Objectives of counseling families of hearing impaired children

   • Emotional reactions of parents of hearing impaired children 

   • Family Stress

   • The role of the audiologist-counselor

   • Training for families 

   • Siblings of hearing impaired children

   • Theories of counseling

   • Mentoring process

   • Supportive or supportive counseling

   • Content guidance

   • Auditory guidance

10. Chapter X: Meeting the needs of people with hearing loss

    • Adolescence

    • The effects of hearing loss on adolescence

    • Early childhood: The development of language, emotional and social development

    • Using auditory residuals in communication

    • Obstacles of adolescents

    • Psychological issues

    • Guidance for people with hearing impairments

    • The relationship between the audiologist and adolescents with hearing loss

    • Needed Programs

11. Chapter Eleven: Raising and Educating the Hearing Impaired

    • The role of the educational audiologist

    • Educational goals for hearing-impaired children

    • Types of pedagogical choices

    • Current status of education for the hearing impaired

    • Integration of hearing impaired students

    • Decision-making process

    • Individualized Education Plan

    • Placement considerations and individualized educational plan.

    • The relationship between the degree of hearing impairment and educational needs

    • Providing services

    • Changes across elementary school and high school

    • Teacher considerations 

    • School management considerations

    • Grade considerations

    • Challenges in Deaf Education

    • The effects and needs of hearing impairment

    • Classroom Teacher Guidelines

12. Chapter Twelve: Deaf-blind people

    • Definition of Deaf-Blind 

    • Characteristics of deaf-blind people

    • Learning and communication

    • Purposeful movement

    • Prevalence

    • Causes and prevention

    • Diagnostics 

    • Usher syndrome

    • Deaf-blind children

    • Suggested guidelines for dealing with deaf-blind people

13. References

Also browse:

• A special collection of books Ibrahim Zarikat 

• Introduction to Hearing Impairment