Young Children's Acquisition of the Location Aspect of American Sign Language Signs: Parental Report Findings.

Bonvillian, John D.; Siedlecki, Theodore, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ522885

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Young Children's Acquisition of the Location Aspect of American Sign Language Signs: Parental Report Findings.

Bonvillian, John D.; Siedlecki, Theodore, Jr.

Journal of Communication Disorders, v29 n1 p13-35 Jan-Feb 1996

Acquisition of the location aspect of American Sign Language signs was examined in nine young hearing infants and toddlers of deaf parents. Sign locations, overall, were produced with 83.5% accuracy. Highly contrasting locations were acquired first. Location played a central role in young children's early sign language acquisition. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Infants, Language Acquisition, Nonverbal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Parents with Disabilities, Perceptual Motor Learning, Toddlers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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