Meadow-Orlans, Kathryn P. <br/><br/>
The world of deaf infants :  a longitudinal study / 
Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans, Patricia Elizabeth Spencer, Lynne Sanford Koester. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2004. 
 - xi, 266 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Perspectives on deafness .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction ; 2. Theoretical rationale for the longitudinal study ; 3. Participant characteristics and research procedures ; 4. Mother-infant behaviours at 6 and 9 months: a microanalytic view ; 5. Interactions of hearing mothers and 9-month-old infants: temperament and infant stress ; 6. Hearing parents' reactions to the identification of deafness and cognitive or motor disabilities ; 7. Mastery motivation at 9 and 12 months: traditional and non-traditional approaches ; 8. Mother-infant interactions at 12 and 18 months: parenting stress and support ; 9. Attachment behaviours at 18 months ; 10. Language at 12 and 18 months: characteristics and accessibility of linguistic models ; 11. Visual attention: maturation and specialization ; 12. The development of play: effects of hearing status, language, and maternal responsiveness ; 13. Relationships across developmental domains and over time ; 14. Implications for intervention with infants and families  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195147901 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003018781 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Deaf children--Family relationships--Longitudinal studies.<br/>Infants--Care--Longitudinal studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV2391  / .M4 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.420 832 MEA