I Can Hear You Whisper: An Intimate Journey Through the Science of Sound and Language

Denworth, Lydia

ISBN 10: 0142181862 / ISBN 13: 9780142181867

Editore: Penguin Publishing Group, 2015

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“A skilled science translator, Denworth makes decibels, teslas and brain plasticity understandable to all.”—Washington Post
 
Lydia Denworth’s third son, Alex, was nearly two when he was identified with significant hearing loss that was likely to get worse. Denworth knew the importance of enrichment to the developing brain but had never contemplated the opposite: deprivation. How would a child’s brain grow outside the world of sound? How would he communicate? Would he learn to read and write?

An acclaimed science journalist as well as a mother, Denworth made it her mission to find out, interviewing experts on language development, inventors of groundbreaking technology, Deaf leaders, and neuroscientists at the frontiers of brain plasticity research. I Can Hear You Whisper chronicles Denworth’s search for answers—and her new understanding of Deaf culture and the exquisite relationship between sound, language, and learning.

Informazioni sull'autore: LYDIA DENWORTH is a former Newsweek reporter, London bureau chief at People, and professor of journalism at Fordham. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Child, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, and other publications. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

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Titolo: I Can Hear You Whisper: An Intimate Journey ...
Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group
Data di pubblicazione: 2015
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good