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The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Learning and Cognition focuses exclusively on learning, cognition, and cognitive development with regard to deaf individuals from theoretical, psychological, biological, linguistic, social-emotional, and educational perspectives. Each chapter includes state-of-the-art research conducted and reviewed by international experts in the area. Drawing this research together, this volume allows for a synergy of ideas that possesses the potential to move research, theory, and practice forward.

In recent years, the intersection of cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and neuroscience regarding deaf individuals has received increasing attention from a variety of academic and educational audiences. Both research and pedagogy have addressed questions about whether deaf children learn in the same ways that hearing children learn, how signed languages and spoken languages might affect different aspects of cognition and cognitive development, and the ways in which hearing loss influences how the brain processes and retains information

In recent years, the intersection of cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and neuroscience regarding deaf individuals has received increasing attention from a variety of academic and educational audiences. Both research and pedagogy have addressed questions about whether deaf children learn in the same ways that hearing children learn, how signed languages and spoken languages might affect different aspects of cognition and cognitive development, and the ways in which hearing loss influences how the brain processes and retains information

"This landmark volume presents the latest research on language, literacy and numeracy, cognition, and social and emotional development of deaf learners by internationally-recognized researchers and practitioners. Chapters focus on the translation of research into evidence-based teaching practices in deaf education and thus the improvement of student outcomes through professional development for teachers"--

The levels of involvement of six young deaf children were observed during three educational tasks. These levels were used as indicators of quality of education. The children were bilingually educated. The possible connection between language of instruction, type of task, teaching style, and level of involvement was studied. The children's observed overall level of involvement was high. Involvement was influenced by the type of educational task, but also by the teacher and by the language of instruction: Involvement was greater during activities led by the deaf teacher, using Sign Language of the Netherlands (SLN). Measurement of involvement of young deaf children turned out to be a good way to assess quality of education, not only for research purposes but in the context of general educational practice.

Co-enrollment in the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing learners / Shirin Antia, Harry Knoors, and Marc Marschark -- TRIPOD : seeds of discontent / Carl J. Kirchner -- Co-enrollment in Toowong, Australia / Michelle Baker, Cameron Miller, Elizabeth Fletcher, Caroline Gamin, and Breda Carty -- Learning together by deaf and hearing students in a Japanese primary school / Takashi Torigoe -- Essential ingredients for sign bilingualism and co-enrollment education in the Hong Kong context / Chris Kun-man Yiu, Gladys Tang, and Chloe Chi-man Ho -- Co-enrollment models of preschool for deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Israel / Dalia Ringwald-Frimerman, Sara Ingber, and Tova Most -- Bilingual, inclusive, mixed age schooling in Vienna / Silvia Kramreiter and Verena Krausneker -- Establishing the first bimodal-bilingual co-enrollment program in Germany : preconditions, policy, and preliminary data / Johannes Hennies and Kristin Hennies -- Include to grow : prospects for bilingual and bicultural education for both deaf and hearing students / Lucrezia Di Gregorio, Vincenzina Campana, Maria Lavecchia, and Pasquale Rinaldi -- The best of both worlds : a co-enrollment program for DHH children in The Netherlands / Annet de Klerk, Daan Hermans, Loes Wauters, Lilian de Laat, Francien Kroon, and Harry Knoors -- Conditions for effective co-enrollment of deaf and hearing students : what may be learned from experiences in Namur (Belgium) / Magaly Ghesquière and Laurence Meurant -- Four co-enrollment programs in Madrid : differences and similarities / Mar Pérez, Begoña de la Fuente, Pilar Alonso, and Gerardo Echeita -- Willie Ross School for the deaf and partnership campus : a dual-campus model of co-enrollment / Louis Abbate -- The growth and expansion of a co-enrollment program : teacher, student, graduate and parent perspectives / Kathryn H. Kreimeyer, Cynthia Drye, and Kelly Metz -- The Tucker Maxon story : mainstreaming in place / Jennifer M. Hoofard, Glen Gilbert, Linda Goodwin, and Tamala Selke Bradham -- Visions of co-enrollment in deaf education / Marc Marschark, Harry Knoors, and Shirin Antia.

This volume disseminates academically informed knowledge about deaf education constructed by scholars and practitioners in countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America in order to identify the strengths and needs of deaf learners and deaf educators in those countries and to help move deaf education forward. It includes chapters about best practices and challenges from nineteen countries across the world, countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe.

The authors compared evaluations by parents and teachers of the
communicative abilities of deaf children. Such comparisons between
parents' and professionals' assessments of the language development
of children who are deaf can provide useful information on which to
base ecologically valid intervention approaches. A secondary interest
of the authors was to investigate the possible influences on language
development of gender, the presence or absence of cochlear implantation,
and communication modality (i.e., auditory-verbal or bilingual). The
study included the mothers and teachers of 14 deaf children educated
in auditory-verbal or bilingual programs. Two scales from a survey
instrument, Profiles of the Hearing Impaired (Webster & Webster,
1995), were used. No significant differences between the teachers'
and parents' evaluations were found. Gender, cochlear implantation,
and communication modality were found to have no significant effect on
the evaluations.

Stereotyped and repetitive behaviours are characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but also occur in individuals with combined intellectual and sensory disabilities. This article looked at the differences in type, frequency, and duration of stereotyped behaviours between individuals with and without ASD in this population. The study included 59 individuals with intellectual disabilities and sensory impairments. The presence of ASD was assessed using Observation of Autism in people with Sensory and Intellectual Disabilities (OASID). Separate from these assessments, video recordings were scored by observers naive to the ASD status of participants for stereotyped and repetitive behaviours. Stereotyped and repetitive behaviours were more prevalent in participants with ASD, though a large proportion of participants without ASD showed them too. Participants with ASD showed, on average, more frequent and in duration longer stereotyped and repetitive behaviours, especially self-injurious behaviours. No differences were found for vocal, motoric, and stereotyped behaviours with objects. The mean duration of each episode of stereotyped behaviour did not differ between groups. Cluster analysis revealed a distinct group of individuals without ASD who showed a high number of stereotyped behaviours.

The Tactual Profile assesses tactual functioning of children with severe visual impairments between 0 and 16 years of age. The Tactual Profile consists of 430 items, measuring tactile skills required for performing everyday tasks at home and in school. Items are graded according to age level and divided into three domains: tactual sensory, tactual motor and tactual perceptual. The development of the instrument is described and the psychometric properties that were studied reported. Most items had an acceptable difficulty level, and test—retest reliability proved to be good. The analyses for the construct validity showed moderately high correlations between the Tactual Profile and intelligence tests. These correlations were higher for the haptic performance subtests than for the verbal tests. High correlations with other haptic tests were found. However, these associations disappeared after factoring out intelligence, possibly because current methods for examining tactual functioning are strongly affected by intelligence. A summary of work planned in further development of the procedure is provided.

This study of 48 children with congenital blindness who attended mainstream schools focused on the tactile and haptic skills they needed in typical academic and everyday tasks. The results showed that, in general, the children mastered such tactile tasks, but some items posed special problems.

Empirical data on the development of interaction, communication, and language in deafblind children is very rare. To fill this gap, a case study was conducted in which the interaction between a teacher and a deafblind boy age 3 years 4 months was analyzed. Sequential analysis of their interaction confirmed some general clinical impressions about interaction with deafblind children, and provided the basis for suggestions on how the interaction pattern might be changed.