Written by an experienced author and acknowledged leader in the field, this book is: * A single, authoritative source for spoken language foundations, curriculum guides, and best practices * Materials have been tried-and-tested with the deaf and hard of hearing, their teachers and practising professionals * Each chapter includes chapter objectives, questions, summaries, case-studies, problems, bibliographies and appendices.

Written by an experienced author and acknowledged leader in the field, this book is: * A single, authoritative source for spoken language foundations, curriculum guides, and best practices * Materials have been tried-and-tested with the deaf and hard of hearing, their teachers and practising professionals * Each chapter includes chapter objectives, questions, summaries, case-studies, problems, bibliographies and appendices.