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Reviews some cases there was gesture-meaning overlap, with a particular gesture having more than one meaning in a particular region; and (e) that a large number of highly characteristic gesture ranges emerged on maps prepared by the authors. Thus, "it was almost as if we were ornithologists mapping the geographical ranges of a number of bird species across Europe." Although the gestures depicted do not correspond directly to signs in ASL, still, this book should be of interest to all who work with deaf children as well as those who use and teach the language of signs. Not only are such gestures as "the fingertip kiss," "the nose thumb," and "the forearm jerk" discussed in depth, but the discussions are often written with tongue-incheek humor. For instance, in discussing the Vertical Horn-sign (close to "bull" in ASL), the authors state that this gesture may be used as a curse, "with the curser saying either 'may I be protected from God's stupidity in allowing me to suffer like this,' or alternatively, 'may I be protected from the wrath of God for swearing at him like this.' " An extensive bibliography and index add to the value of this book, which takes a welcome place on my bookshelf. Art Washburn Head Teacher Gov. Baxter School for the Deaf Portland, Maine 04104 Problems of Partially Hearing Students in Further Education, Paul Arnold and Jackie Wheeler, 36 pp., $1.00, Shirecliffe College, Sheffield, England S58X2, 1980. At the Conference of the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf in York, England (March 1979), questions were raised about the progress of partially hearing students in programs for Further and Higher Education. This brief study represents an attempt to respond to the hypothesis "that partially hearing students will have different (though not necessarily more) problems than the profoundly deaf and that these problems will be of a social, emotional, and academic nature." Utilizing a questionnaire designed to assess the behavior of partially hearing students compared to deaf and hearing students, the researchers, from the Psychology Department of the University of Manchester, polled three groups: (1) National Study Group on Further and Higher Education for the Hearing-Impaired (teachers of the deaf in further education and social workers working with the hearing impaired), (2) teachers of the deaf in England and Wales, and (3) teachers at two Sheffield Colleges who administered the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides. Those who were polled believed that partially hearing students were more immature than hearing contemporaries, that they tried to conceal their hearing loss, that they were more successful than deaf students, and that both partially hearing and deaf students were seen to underachieve. The authors of the study have called for more definitive research of these students. John S. Schuchman, Ph.D. Gallaudet College Washington, D.C. 20002 Speech-Hearing Pathology and Surgery, Richard B. Yules, M.D., Marshall J. Zamansky, M.D., and Stephen R. Kurland, M.D., 176 pp., $4.95, Cliff Notes Inc., Box 80728, Lincoln, Neb. 68501. This volume supplies textually a concise format for the paraprofessional personnel in understanding many of the procedures that otolaryngologists and facial plastic surgeons provide for patients with speech and hearing disorders ; however, the illustrations are inconsistent and in many cases not helpful in lending visual documentation to the text. As a whole, however, the book provides the paraprofessional a needed introduction to some of the complicated and tortuous professional aids that are presently available. /. David Williams Geneva Woods Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, Inc. 3730 Rhone Circle Anchorage, AK 99504 ANNOUNCEMENT 34th Annual Conference on Exceptional Children, November 18-19, 1982, Charlotte, NC. Open to anyone who is interested in the education of exceptional children. Contact David Mills, Division for Exceptional Children, State Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC 27611, Phone: (919) 733-3004. A.A.D. I August 1982 391 ...

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