<div>What are today's best interventions for supporting language acquisition and literacy for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH)? This comprehensive textbook-and-DVD set brings the answers to life for tomorrow's speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and educators. The newest addition to the respected Communication and Language Intervention (CLI) series, this important volume enlisted more than a dozen experts to present evidence-based intervention approaches, spanning the critical early years of language development through the complex reading and writing challenges of the school years.<br><br>Chapters cover a continuum of available communication approaches—from auditory-focused to visually-focused to simultaneous use of speech and sign—while encouraging the use of individualized interventions to meet each child's needs. To prepare professionals for decades of effective, evidence-based practice, the included video clips demonstrate how to implement assessments and interventions and work successfully with children and families.<br><br><b>CUTTING-EDGE INFORMATION ON</b><br><ul><li>audiological assessments and technological interventions for children </li><li>principles and practices for family-centered early intervention</li><li>understanding, supporting, and coaching families</li><li>assessments to identify intervention priorities</li><li>Theory of Mind </li><li>auditory-verbal therapy and phonological interventions</li><li>sign language and sign systems</li><li>use of the internet to deliver intervention services</li><li>elements of supportive early education environments </li><li>approaches for optimizing reading and writing skills</li><li>strategies for promoting social and academic success in integrated classrooms</li><li>and much more</li></ul></div>