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REVIEWS They Grow in Silence: Understanding Deaf Children and Adults, second edition, Eugene Mindel, M.D. and McCay Vernon, Ph.D., 204 pp., paperback, College Hill Press for the National Association of the Deaf, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, 1987. The second edition of They Grow in Silence: Understanding Deaf Children and Adults will be greeted by those familiar with the first edition as a welcome update of a seminal work. Conversely, those unfamiliar with the first edition will find a comprehensive overview of the epidemiological, medical, audiological, psychological, educational and vocational aspects of deafness. The book brings together myriad perspectives and a wealth of information in a volume comfortable for the educated lay person and the professional. This edition follows its predecessor in eschewing the guarded jargon of academia for the persuasive presentation of some familiar, but nonetheless important, points: viz., that deaf people are denied communication and language, that the denial of these attributes is much more severe than the simple lack of auditory perception, and that individuals interested in helping deaf people must not impose preconceived notions of right and wrong on services provided to deaf individuals. The strength of this book is the timely reiteration of these, as well as other, important points. In my opinion, the weakness of this book is that the passionate reiteration of these points ignores some new and controversial issues. One example is that the issue of cochlear implants receives no more than passing reference in two sentences (despite the inclusion of a chapter specifically devoted to recent advances in audiology). Another example is the failure to note that the introduction of sign systems into educational programs some 15 years ago has not significantly improved the educational attainments of deaf children. It seems this book has unwittingly replicated the "oralists'" myopia by suppressing or ignoring challenges to long-cherished beliefs. In any event, the second edition of They Grow in Silence provides vast information about deafness. I therefore recommend this book to the professional as a comprehensive, if slightly biased, review, and I recommend it to the educated lay reader as an excellent overview of information and issues regarding deafness from the perspective of professionals aligned with the adult deaf community. Introduction to Audiology, Frederick N. Martin, Ph.D., 452 pp., $30.95 hardback, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 07632,1986. Martin's third edition of Introduction to Audiology is essentially the same text as the second edition, encompassing the areas of anatomy and physiology of the ear, physics of sound, audiometric testing and patient management. New additions include brief sections on computerized speech audiometry , audiotory evoked potentials and pediatric psychological disorders. The very useful glossary, study questions and suggested readings format at the end of each chapter is retained. The presentation is easy to read and understand. The information level is very appropriate to the beginning audiology student or others who need basic audiological information and the coverage is sufficiently comprehensive that the volume could become the sole text for the beginning class. Introductory students at the reviewer's school, Lamar University , have utilized the earlier editions successfully for several years and this new edition should meet that same challenge very well. Olen T. Pederson, Ph.D. Director of Audiology Lamar University Beaumont, TX 77710 Cognition, Education, and Deafness: Directions for Research and Instruction, David Martin, Ph.D., Editor, 232 pp., $19.95 paperback, Gallaudet University Press, 1985. This volume is based on a 1984 Symposium at Gallaudet College which brought together about sixty researchers, including three from Canada, two from Poland and one from Switzerland. Its core consists of extended summaries of 30 papers, nearly all of which are available in the longer and original form through the ERIC system. The papers are grouped according to major somewhat overlapping themes in seven chapters: growth and development, cognitive style, cognitive strategies, cognition and language, reading, cognitive potential, cognitive intervention. At the end of each chapter a thoughtful analysis of the papers is presented, followed by a list of related educational and research issues. Two chapters serve as introduction and provide a review of past research. In a final chapter attemps at synthesizing the entire field include contributions from researchers within...

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