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Colleen Lee Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The nature of this research study examines the relationship between text-talking and writing skills used by American Sign Language (ASL) and English speakers. When given ample opportunity to text-talk in academic settings, it is likely that students will improve their expressive communication and writing skills. The main research question asks:…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, American Sign Language, Writing Skills
Greene-Woods, Ashley – American Annals of the Deaf, 2020
The language of instruction for Deaf children in the American educational system has long been the subject of debate: Should Deaf children learn language via American Sign Language (ASL), English-based visual communication systems, or spoken English only? It has long been the practice of the standard epistemology to encourage the use of verbal…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Special Needs Students
Vesel, Judy; Robillard, Tara – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2013
State frameworks and national standards are explicit about the mathematics content that students must master at each grade level. Although the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act mandate that students who are deaf or hard of hearing and communicate in sign language have access to this content, evidence…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Dictionaries, Mathematics Instruction
Mathisen, Megan – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2013
In this article Megan Mathisen, a teacher of deaf and hard of hearing children at St. Anne Grade School in St. Anne, Illinois, describes her work with two boys in second grade and one boy in fifth grade who at the beginning of the school year had reading and language delays. After working with them, her second grade boys are now on grade level and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Elementary School Students, Males
Bennett, Jessica G.; Gardner, Ralph, III; Leighner, Ross; Clancy, Shannon; Garner, Joshua – American Annals of the Deaf, 2014
The Effects of the Language for Learning curriculum (Engelmann & Osborne, 1999) on through-the-air (i.e., signed and/or spoken) English skills for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) were examined by means of a single-subject, concurrent-multiple-probes-across-participants design. Four 11-year-old participants varied in auditory…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Deafness, Partial Hearing
Developing Language and Writing Skills of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: A Simultaneous Approach
Dostal, Hannah M.; Wolbers, Kimberly A. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2014
In school, deaf and hard of hearing students (d/hh) are often exposed to American Sign Language (ASL) while also developing literacy skills in English. ASL does not have a written form, but is a fully accessible language to the d/hh through which it is possible to mediate understanding, draw on prior experiences, and engage critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, American Sign Language, Literacy Education
Smith, David Harry; Ramsey, Claire L. – Sign Language Studies, 2004
This article investigates the ways in which an experienced deaf teacher is able to extend the discourse in his classroom and enable his students to participate. We saw that he employs several approaches, some but not all of which depend on his native competence in ASL. Further research with other native signing teachers could lead to the…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Teachers, Communication Skills