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Clark, Charlotte R. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1984
Information on two widely used logographic-type systems, Rebus and Blyssymbolics, is compiled. Internal characteristics of the systems are analyzed and research on the systems is reviewed. Decision-making variables in selecting a particular system are addressed, applying information from knowledge of the internal characteristics and from research…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disabilities, Symbolic Language
Malloy, Peggy – National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness, 2008
Language involves the use of symbols in the form of words or signs that allow people to communicate their thoughts, ideas, and needs. Even without formal language, many children who are deaf-blind learn to communicate with gestures and object or picture symbols. Symbolic expression makes it possible to express thoughts and feelings about the…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Deafness, Language Acquisition, Deaf Blind