e-Pedagogium 2011, 11(2):18-37 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2011.020

The Role of Family in Deaf Children's Theory of Mind Development

Joanna Kossewska
Joanna Kossewska, PhD, Department of Psychology, Pedagogical Univeristy, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland, e-mail: Joanna.Kossewska@ap.krakow.pl

The present review aims to provide a comprehensive discussion of the relationship between family and Deaf children's theory of mind (ToM) development. The discussion will present the differences between the Deaf and hearing family communication contexts. The paper will also point out the role of maternal sign language ability specifically in Deaf children of hearing parents and the training perspective.

Keywords: Family, Deaf child, theory of mind, communication contexts, maternal sign language ability, training, perspective, communication competence, interactions, cognitive perspectives

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Kossewska, J. (2011). The Role of Family in Deaf Children's Theory of Mind Development. e-Pedagogium, 11(2), 18-37. doi: 10.5507/epd.2011.020
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