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Stewart, David A. – A.C.E.H.I. Journal, 1987
The feasibility of American Sign Language (ASL)/English bilingual education programs for deaf children is explored. After reviewing the linguistic input received by these children, language acquisition strategies and the importance of linguistic input in second language acquisition are reviewed. Implications are drawn for teachers instructing in…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education Programs, Deafness, Descriptive Linguistics
Download full textPaul, Peter V. – 1994
Research has demonstrated that the acquisition of English literacy skills is extremely difficult for many deaf students, that is, students with severe to profound hearing impairments. As a result, there has been a call for the development of bilingual and English-as-a-second-language programs for this population. This research review addresses…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Deafness, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Treece, Nelson L. – 1989
This literature review examines use of the cloze procedure for assessing reading and language competence and for planning individualized reading curricula. The first half of the paper describes studies performed with non-hearing-impaired students, discussing validation of the cloze procedure, establishment of criterion test scores, and the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Curriculum Design, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWilliams, Carl B. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1991
This article describes techniques used to teach English to a 16-year-old Hispanic who is deaf. The educational plan involved vocabulary development, noting similarities and differences between Spanish and English, use of a language experience approach with principles of Sheltered English, and respect for the student's native language and culture.…
Descriptors: Deafness, English (Second Language), English Instruction, High Schools
Baker, Sharon; Baker, Keith – 1997
This digest presents information on bilingual-bicultural education for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The premise of bilingual-bicultural education is that all children who are deaf or hard of hearing should develop communicative competency and that they need to be bilingual in order to function successfully in the family, school, and…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism
Davis, Cheryl D. – 2000
This training module presents information, both specific and general, about including postsecondary students with deafness and hearing impairments in foreign language classes. First, a variety of reasons for making sure that students with hearing impairments are not excluded from foreign languages are covered, including the need for improving…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education
Paul, Peter V. – 1990
This paper discusses the use of American Sign Language (ASL) in an English-as-a-Second-Language approach to teaching reading and writing skills to deaf students. The paper poses and answers the following theoretical and practical questions: (1) What is the nature of first language reading? (2) What is the nature of second language reading? (3)…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
