Alone in the Mainstream : Looking Back on Public School as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child Volume 14

Name: Alone in the Mainstream : Looking Back on Public School as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child Volume 14
Brand: Gallaudet University Press

Gallaudet University Press

In 1975, federal legislation initiated drastic changes in the education of deaf and hard of hearing children. Public Law 94-142, later known as IDEA, proposed to provide the \u0093Least Restrictive Environment\u0094 for all such children. In the years since, advocates for deaf and hard of hearing children have raised the alarm that mainstream educational settings can cause language and social deprivation for these children.\n In Alone in the Mainstream, author Gina A. Oliva documents her experience as a \u0093solitaire,\u0094 the only deaf or hard of hearing student in her school. Oliva felt alone because she couldn\u0092t communicate easily with her classmates and because she had no peers who shared a similar experience. As an adult, when she began her career at Gallaudet University, she realized that she wasn\u0092t\n\nAlone in the Mainstream\nLooking Back on Public School as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child Volume 14\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is availab;