The Rising of Lotus Flowers: Self-Education by Deaf Children in Thai Boarding Schools (Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communites Series, Vol. 11) (Gallaudet Sociolinguistics) Charles B. In the Bua School in Thailand, however, 400 residential deaf students ranging in age from 6 to 19 have met with great success in teaching each other Thai Sign Language (TSL) and a world of knowledge once thought to be lost to the
| TITLE | : | The Rising of Lotus Flowers: Self-Education by Deaf Children in Thai Boarding Schools (Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communites Series, Vol. 11) (Gallaudet Sociolinguistics) |
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| RATING | : | 4.83 (962 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1563682753 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 272 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2005-11-15 |
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In developed nations around the world, residential schools for deaf students are giving way to the trend of inclusion in regular classrooms. Nonetheless, deaf education continues to lag as the students struggle to communicate. In the Bua School in Thailand, however, 400 residential deaf students ranging in age from 6 to 19 have met with great success in teaching each other Thai Sign Language (TSL) and a world of knowledge once thought to be lost to them. The Rising of Lotus Flowers: Self-Education by Deaf Children in Thai Boarding Schools reveals how their institutionalization allowed them to foster a unique incubator of communication and education.Charles B. Reilly, a teacher of deaf students in Thailand for eight years, collaborated with Nipapon Reilly, a Deaf Thai citizen, to study the students in the Bua School for 14 years, with periodic follow-ups to the present date.
EDITORIAL :
About the AuthorCharles B. Reilly is a researcher in the Gallaudet Research Institute and the director of Gallaudet’s community development project in Thailand.Nipapon Reilly is an artist and assistant teacher at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.
REVIEW :
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