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Schwarz, Amy Louise; Jurica, Meagan; Matson, Charlsa; Stiller, Rachel; Webb-Culver, Taylor; Abdi, Hervé – Deafness & Education International, 2020
For d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing prereaders who communicate predominately in spoken and/or signed English (DHH-English), Teachers of the d/Deaf (TODs) read books aloud to increase English skills, auditory-verbal comprehension, sequencing skills, verbal reasoning, background knowledge, and sight word recognition. Teachers struggle to select…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Selection Criteria, Students with Disabilities, Deafness
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Alegria, Jesus – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1981
Examined the development of communicative competence in deaf children and its interactions with use of communicative gestures and/or words. Data indicated (1) the use of communicative gestures increased with age while speech remained constant; and (2) the number of gestures used correlated with communicative accuracy. Difficulty level influenced…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems