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Kimberly Wolbers; Leala Holcomb; Laura Hamman-Ortiz – Grantee Submission, 2023
In this conceptual article, the authors introduce the Translanguaging Framework for Deaf Education (TFDE), drawing upon two perspectives on language and learning: crip linguistics and critical translanguaging space. The TFDE is a retheorization of the Language Zone, a pedagogical framework for supporting language learning in deaf education, and is…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Translation, Bilingualism, Deafness
Leala Holcomb; Hannah Dostal; Kimberly Wolbers – Grantee Submission, 2023
This study explores the intertwined phenomena of language deprivation, emergent writing, and translanguaging in deaf students without additional disabilities in grades 3-6. A case study was conducted using deductive and inductive approaches to analyze 42 writing samples. There were four areas of focus: (1) stages of emergent writing development;…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Student Characteristics, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
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Leala Holcomb; Hannah Dostal; Kimberly Wolbers – Bilingual Research Journal, 2023
This study explores the intertwined phenomena of language deprivation, emergent writing, and translanguaging in deaf students without additional disabilities in grades 3-6. A case study was conducted using deductive and inductive approaches to analyze 42 writing samples. There were four areas of focus: (1) stages of emergent writing development;…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Student Characteristics, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
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Reynolds, Wanette – Sign Language Studies, 2018
A number of language acquisition patterns have been identified in the signing of a newly designated population of bimodal bilingual individuals--"heritage signers." This article examines subject-referent tracking forms in the ASL (American Sign Language) narratives of six elementary-school-aged, native-signing, bimodal bilinguals made at…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Native Language, Bilingualism, Elementary School Students
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Shadow, C. Michelle; Kite, Bobbie Jo; Drew, Jen – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2010
In the fall of 2008, the authors began team teaching in a bilingual American Sign Language (ASL)/English classroom. They faced the same challenge teachers everywhere face: a new year with new goals and a classroom of students with diverse learning needs. This article discusses how the authors address students' language needs in a bilingual ASL and…
Descriptors: English, American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques