Children with hearing or speech difficulties can experience great frustration and a sense of being "left out". This book shows how the problems of deafness can be overcome through alternative forms of communication such as lip reading, sign language and pictures on boards. The text describes children whose speech has been affected by aphasia, dysphasia or cerebral palsy, emphasizing that they want to communicate, but may take longer to express themselves. The work of a speech therapist is explained, and the sign language alphabet is featured at the end.

 

This book is part of a book series called Personal And Social Education .

There are 25 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Jenny Matthews is a highly regarded photojournalist who has worked in some of the most turbulent parts of the world. Her photographs regularly appear in national newspapers. Jenny is author of Women and War.