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Key Word Signing Has Higher Iconicity than Sign Language
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Rombouts, Ellen; Maessen, Babette; Maes, Bea; Zink, Inge – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: Key word signing (KWS) entails using manual signs to support the natural speech of individuals with normal hearing and who have communication difficulties. While manual signs from the local sign language may be used for this purpose, some KWS systems have opted for a distinct KWS lexicon. Distinct KWS lexicon typically aims for higher…
Descriptors: Manual Communication, Sign Language, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Signs Used in Manual Communication Training with Persons Having Severe Communication Impairment.
Fristoe, Macalyne; Lloyd, Lyle L. – AAESPH Review, 1979
An examination of 20 manuals designed to teach sign communication to persons with severe communication impairment revealed over 850 words appearing in two or more manuals. These words are listed in alphabetical order with their frequency of occurrence. (Author)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Manual Communication, Sign Language
Blissymbols and Manual Signs: A Multimodal Approach to Intervention in a Case of Multiple Disability.
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Hooper, Janice; And Others – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1987
A multimodal intervention program designed for a nine-year-old with severe communication problems (secondary to cerebral palsy, receptive dysphasia, and auditory agnosia) combined manual signs and graphic symbols to help her communicate. The intensive, highly structured program had significant positive results. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Children, Communication Problems
Perceptual Confusions of the Manual Alphabet by Naive, Trained, and Familiar Users.
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Hawes, M. Dixie; Danhauer, Jeffrey L. – Sign Language Studies, 1980
An investigation of the confusion resulting from reliance on visual perceptual teachers in the identification of dactylemes (handshapes) in the American Manual Alphabet (MA) is reported. A hierarchy of errors varying with subjects' degree of expertness in the MA is established. This can help manual communication teachers develop techniques for…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Deafness
The Development of Referential Communication in Deaf and Hearing Children: Competence and Style.
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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
Signed English and the Hearing Family: Implications for Family Centered Service.
Ritter-Brinton, Kathryn; Carrier, Candace – ACEHI Journal, 1992
This survey of seven hearing families with deaf children examined parent understanding of Signed English and American Sign Language, reasons for choosing Signed English, experiences with professionals and with other deaf adults, challenges of developing fluency in Signed English, and parental evaluation of the results of their use of Signed…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Deafness