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Peer reviewedArnold, Kathleen M.; Hornett, Danielle – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
A method is presented for helping children who are deaf to comprehend idiomatic expressions. The teaching method involves introducing the idiom, providing examples of proper usage, requiring students to give back examples for the idiom, evaluating comprehension of the idiom, and subsequently reinforcing learning through completion of a worksheet.…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language, Hearing Impairments
