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Martin Dale-Hench – Sign Language Studies, 2024
This article explores turn-taking in Japanese Sign Language ( JSL) by using Baker's (1977) framework. JSL as a language is wholly unrelated to American Sign Language (ASL), but because Baker and other discourse analysts have always been concerned mostly with ASL and European sign languages, it remains to be seen if Asian sign languages such as JSL…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Japanese, Interaction, Attention
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Wynberg, Elizabeth R.; van der Wilt, Femke; Boland, Annerieke; Raijmakers, Maartje E. J.; van der Veen, Chiel – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
In early childhood, young children frequently engage in object-oriented play. According to cultural-historical activity theory, object-oriented play provides children with opportunities to learn about the characteristics and cultural applications of objects and materials. These characteristics are referred to as rules or affordances of objects and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Play, Child Development, Learning Processes
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Neuvonen, Kirsi A.; Launonen, Kaisa; Smith, Martine M.; Stadskleiv, Kristine; von Tetzchner, Stephen – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2022
Describing events may be challenging for any child, but children who use communication aids may face unique linguistic, pragmatic, and strategic challenges in conveying information with the communication means they have available. This study explores strategies used by young, aided communicators when describing the content of a video unknown to…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Vocabulary, Language Acquisition, Video Technology
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Ebert, Jeffrey G.; Anderson, Jeannette R.; Taylor, Leslie F. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Reflective practice, in its comprehensive intent, allows a practitioner to make meaning of complex situations. While opportunities for developing reflective thinking are readily available in health professional education programs, opportunities for developing reflective practice abilities are limited. This pilot study was undertaken to address…
Descriptors: Reflection, Physical Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Video Technology
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Xu, Zhengye; Liu, Duo – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
Background: Physically manipulating objects according to texts can improve reading performance. This study examined whether these benefits can also be achieved via observing these manipulations or whether, because of an additional involvement of an action system, the physical manipulation might induce larger effects. Methods: In total, 134 second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students
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Sivberg, Bengt; Jakobsson, Ulf; Lundqvist, Pia – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Very early precursors of disrupted social behaviours are significant to understanding the possibility of mitigating or changing behaviours through interventions. Spontaneous play situations between infant and parent in two groups of infants aged 8.5-9 months were observed. First, a large number of videos were analysed to develop an observational…
Descriptors: Infants, Infant Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Nonverbal Ability