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Paul, Peter V. – Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, 1994
Argues that bilingual (American Sign Language/English) education programs for all children with deafness, regardless of the severity of their hearing loss, may be ineffective in promoting English language literacy and access to the academic curriculum. (12 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Sign Language, Bilingual Education Programs, Deafness
Johnson, Robert E. – Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, 1994
Examines a number of ways in which the process of natural acquisition of American Sign Language (ASL) from competent adult and child users of the language might directly enhance the learning of English. The natural acquisition of ASL, contact signing, and fingerspelling may enhance English language literacy. (45 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Deafness
