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Romski, Mary Ann; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1984
The use of nonspeech symbol sets (including manual signs and Blyssymbols) in language intervention with mentally retarded students is discussed. The selection and use of aided or unaided nonspeech symbol sets are considered, along with cognitive, sociocommunicative, technological, and motoric factors. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Manual Communication, Mental Retardation

Kouri, Theresa – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1989
During an eight-month treatment regimen utilizing simultaneous sign/speech input, all of the words of a young girl with Down's Syndrome were recorded. Analyses revealed that most of the words she initially signed were later spontaneously spoken and that most of her signed productions evolved into spontaneous spoken productions. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Intervention, Language Acquisition, Manual Communication

Liles, Betty Z.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
Disfluencies in the verbal and signed language of a 10-year-old moderately mentally retarded boy were analyzed. Discussion addresses implications for the accurate characterization of stuttering in manual communication and appropriate approaches to management in such cases. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Intervention
Stewart, David A. – 1988
This paper argues that current practices in total communication classrooms have basically assigned the responsibility of communication to hearing-impaired students who must adapt to the variation in communication behaviors displayed by each of their teachers. The paper advocates use of a model communication and language policy designed to…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments