Books and Resources for my Project

I have gathered the following books and materials for my project at Vinnitsya Institute of Economics and Social Sciences.  One might be surprised to see Dewey and Rousseau on this list, but I have found that they are critical for a thorough understanding of the foundations of special education, and these two profoundly important thinkers are very insightful and practical.  Their ideas can easily be translated into effective practices in our schools.  From my perspective and experiences, Dewey and Rousseau are neglected in teacher education programs, and whenever I add them to my course reading list, my undergraduate and graduate students are absolutely amazed at just how relevant their ideas are within the field of special education. 

The Turnbull book is also critical, in my professional opinion, as much work still needs to be done in Ukraine in the area of law and special education, particularly equal rights and educational opportunities for all children.

·       Reading and Deafness: Theory, Research, and Practice, Trezek, Paul, and Wang

·       Language Across the Curriculum When Students Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Luetke-Stahlman

·       Language Issues in Deaf Education, Luetke-Stahlman

·       Deaf Students can be Great Readers!, Luetke-Stahlman & Nielsen

·       Emile, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

·       Democracy and Education, John Dewey

·       Educating Deaf Students, Marschark, Lang, Albertini

·       Effectively Educating Students With Hearing Impairments, Luetke-Stahlman and Luckner

·       The Week the World Heard Gallaudet, Gannon.

·       A Place of Their Own: Creating the Deaf Community in America, Van Cleve & Crouch

·       Inside Deaf Culture, Padden & Humphries

·       Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture, Padden and Humphries

·       American Sign Language, Sternberg

·       The Joy of Signing, Lottie Riekehof

·       Signing Naturally, Smith

·       Learning American Sign Language - DVD-, Humphries & Padden

·       Signing Exact English, Gustason & Zawolkow

·       Literacy Assessment, Cooper & Kiger

·       Free and Appropriate Public Education: The Law & Children with Disabilities, Turnbull & Turnbull

·       Through Deaf Eyes – DVD - PBS

·       When the Mind Hears, Lane.

·       Introduction to American Deaf Culture, Holcomb

·      The Deaf Community in America, Nomeland and Nomeland

·       Hearing and Deafness: An Introduction for Health and Education Professionals, Paul and Whitelaw

·       Starting with Assessment: A Developmental Approach to Deaf Children’s Literacy, French

·       Helping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children to Use Spoken Language:  A Guide for Educators and Families, Easterbrooks and Estes