Antia, Shirin D.

Social competence of deaf and hard-of-hearing children / Shirin D. Antia & Kathryn H. Kerimeryer - New York : Oxford University Press, 2015 - 286 p.

1. Why write a book on the social competence of deaf and hard of hearing children?
2. Social competence and its importance
3. Social competence of young deaf and hard of hearing children
4. Social competence of school age children
5. Factors influencing social competence development and outcomes
6. A primer on understanding instruments that measure social competence
7. Checklists and questionnaires to assess deaf and hard of hearing children’s social skills
8. Observation sociometric methods to assess social behavior and friendship patterns
9. Framework for promoting social competence
10. Promoting social competence of young deaf and hard of hearing children: the role of the family
11. Promoting social competence of young deaf and hard of hearing children: the role of schools and professionals


9780199957736 (pbk)


Social Sciences--Social skills--Deaf children

305.2308 / An872