| View Larger Image | Deaf Like Me | Paperbackby Thomas S. Spradley (Author), James P. Spradley (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Gallaudet University Press | | Page Count: | 285 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 1985 | | Sales Rank: | 129,604th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780930323110
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 15 reviews)
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Great service and price! by Maricela M. Becerra (Sacramento, California)  5 Stars
March 11, 2009
My book arrived in the condition it was promised and I had it within a few days. Could not be happier!
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Charming story by Vernon D. Sullivan (Tacoma, WA USA)  4 Stars
January 28, 2009
.. about a family who had to deal with having a daughter who was deaf. Since then, ASL (American Sign Language) has been accepted as a language in it's own right. The child here was inflicted with punishments that would have been considered barbaric under other similar culture systems.
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Great Read by Dk Calkins (NYC, NY) 5 Stars
November 28, 2008
This book was required reading for my ASL class. I had heard from my classmates that it was an interesting book. As I found out for myself, it was wonderful. The lies that the "mainstream" told to the Spradleys is still evident today where kids are forced to speak, wear cochlear implants and hearing aids and deny their native language. Being able to tell your child that you love them and have them understand is paramount and by denying a deaf child their native language, they can't "hear" you say that you love them...they have to see it.
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drf321 by David R. Fogle (Lombard, IL) 5 Stars
May 22, 2008
Very touching story of parents realizing that it is ok to have a deaf daughter and that she is no less of a person than her older brother. Many of the misconceptions are brought out in the story of their wanting nothing but the best for their daughter. Highly recommend this book for anybody that has a hearing impaired child or know of parents who are struggling with this in their family.
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Deaf Like Me - A Must Read For Parents of Deaf Children by Roxanne Adams (los angeles) 5 Stars
February 22, 2008
This book, the true-life story of parents who struggle to do the best they can for their deaf child, is one of the most concise and important books ever written on this subject.
The book doesn't tell hearing parents what decisions they should make for their deaf child, but instead tells this family's story in an easy to read and engaging first-person narrative, written from the point of view of the child's father.
Lynn Spradley's revelation at the dinner table, after her parents teach her the first signs they've learned at a night school class, is heart breaking and revealing. 'Name me?' she demands to know. What is my name? Without sign language, there was no way to bridge the gap between parent and child, and she was five years old before she knew her own name.
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