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Moser, Barbara Walsh – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
The three major sign language systems (American Sign Language, Pidgin Sign English, and Manual English) are compared in table form. A brief description of each language highlights salient points that parents of deaf children need to understand. (DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Manual Communication
Haffner, Richard; And Others – 1992
Based on a program developed to help the integration of deaf persons into the world of work, this manual is intended to familiarize adult basic education (ABE) teachers with the special needs of deaf persons. Information is provided to answer questions such as: (1) What is so different about deaf students? (2) What is "deaf culture"? (3)…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Basic Education, American Sign Language, Classroom Techniques
Erickson, Marianne – 1991
When evaluating the work of congenitally deaf students whose native language is spatial and semiotic, composition teachers must avoid being what Marjorie Siegel calls "verbocentric," since congenitally deaf students are, in effect, learning to write in a language completely foreign to them in structure, syntax, and grammar. The…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cued Speech, Deafness, English Instruction
1998
This booklet provides information to families with young children who are deaf or hard of hearing to assist them with communication, socialization, and education choices. It provides: (1) a description of each of the various modes of communication available for use with and among children with are deaf or hard of hearing, including American Sign…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cued Speech, Deafness, Decision Making
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Gatty, Janice C. – Infants and Young Children, 1996
This article discusses principles for intervention with young children who have hearing impairments. It covers the nature of hearing loss; diagnosis and types of hearing impairments; sensory aids; and benefits and limitations of different approaches including the auditory-verbal, auditory-oral, cued speech, total communication, American Sign…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Aural Learning, Bilingual Education, Clinical Diagnosis