Deaf and Hard of Hearing Multilingual Learners

This critical resource provides an overview of the advantages and challenges of multilingualism for learners who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/Dhh). Strength-based and linguistically responsive, this book is a groundbreaking step towards better supporting the many languages and cultures d/Dhh students bring to the classroom.

Joanna E. Cannon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, and is coordinator of the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing graduate program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Caroline Guardino is Professor of Exceptional and Deaf Education at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. Peter V. Paul is a Professor of Special Education, emphasis on d/Deaf Education, at the Ohio State University. Paul is the current editor of the American Annals of the Deaf.

1. Learners who are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Multilingual: Perspectives, Approaches and Considerations 2. Family Engagement: Developing Partnerships for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners 3. Developing a Comprehensive Language Profile to Support Learning: The Assessment of d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners 4. Language Development, Assessment, and Intervention for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners 5. d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners and Literacy Instruction 6. Leadership and Collaboration in School Settings for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners 7. d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Multilingual Learners with Disabilities: A Case Study of a Learner who is Deaf with Autism Spectrum Disorder and from an Immigrant Family 8. Transition for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Multilingual Learners: Guiding Principles and Planning Tools