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Peer reviewedEverhart, Victoria S.; Marschark, Marc – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1988
Compared linguistic flexibility of deaf and hearing children aged 8 to 15 by examining relative frequencies of their nonliteral constructions in stories written and signed or spoken. Considered seven types of nonliteral constructions. Results suggest deaf children are more competent linguistically and cognitively than are hearing children. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Development, Deafness
