Learning goals (1 min read)
You are, hopefully, bound to be assisted in your work by a professional who specializes in working with infants and toddlers with hearing impairment.
In this chapter, you will learn about key aspects that now make the specialist field of early intervention for children with hearing impairment challenging in new and different ways. The term ‘early intervention’ primarily includes the guidance and ongoing support of families with their children with hearing impairment as well as work with these children in special groups for the hearing impaired from babyhood right up until they start school. A further area that is increasingly growing in importance – and one which this book has particularly in mind – is advising and assisting other caregivers who look after the children on an integrative basis, e.g. as childminders or crèche supervisors. (see also module 4 and 10)
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Batliner, Gisela (2004): Hörgeschädigte Kinder spielerisch fördern. Ein Elternbuch zur frühen Hörerziehung. 2. Auflage, München: Ernst Reinhardt
Batliner, Gisela (2003): Hörgeschädigte Kinder im Kindergarten. Ein Ratgeber für den Gruppenalltag. München: Ernst Reinhardt
Bender-Köber, Beate, Hochlehnert, Hildegunde (2006): Elternzentriertes Konzept zur Förderung des Spracherwerbs. Handbuch zur Durchführung von Elternworkshops. Borgmann Media, Dortmund
Clark, Morag (2006) A Practical Guide to Quality Interaction With Children Who Have a Hearing Loss. San Diego: Plural Publishing
Horsch, Ursula (2007): Der ununterbrochene Dialog. In: Spektrum Hören 2007
Pöllmacher, Angelika, Holthaus, Hanni (2005): Auf einmal ist alles anders! München: Ernst Reinhardt