{"product_id":"9781563682896","title":"Inner Lives of Deaf Children: Interviews and Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy conducting interviews with seven deaf children, ages seven to ten, Martha Sheridan offers a fresh look at their private thoughts and feelings in this watershed book. Each child possesses a unique cultural background, and Sheridan communicated with each in his or her preferred method of communication. Her procedure remained consistent with each: In addition to standard questions, Sheridan asked each child to draw a picture based on his or her life, then tell a story about it. Next, she showed them magazine pictures and asked them to describe what they saw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results proved to be as varied as they were engaging. Angie, an adopted deaf girl who communicates in Signed English, expressed a desire to attend a hearing college when she grows up while also stating she hoped her own children will be deaf. Joe, an African-American, hard of hearing boy, drew pictures of deaf people who are teased in a public school, reflecting his own difficult experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheridan calls upon her tenure as a social worker as well as her own experience as a deaf child growing up in a hearing family in analyzing her study’s results. She writes, “These children have strengths, they have positive experiences, and they enjoy positive relationships.” \u003ci\u003eInner Lives of Deaf Children\u003c\/i\u003e will prove to be an enlightening read for parents and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallaudet University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060510245104,"sku":"9781563682896","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781563682896_p0.jpg?v=1763758385","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781563682896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}