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Second Verse, Same as the First: On the Use of Signing Systems in Modern Interventions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in the USA
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Scott, Jessica A.; Henner, Jonathan – Deafness & Education International, 2021
Signing systems that attempted to represent spoken language via manual signs -- some invented, and some borrowed from natural sign languages -- have historically been used in classrooms with deaf children. However, despite decades of research and use of these systems in the classroom, there is little evidence supporting their educational…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, American Sign Language, Teaching Methods
Manual Communication Systems: A Comparison and Its Implications
Kirschner, Alison; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
A comparison of the intelligibility of Ameslan (American Sign Language) and Amerind (American Indian Sign), sign systems in teaching nonverbal handicapped children language, was carreid out with 30 undergraduate students. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comprehension, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
The Effects of Mode and Language in Total Communication.
Stewart, David A. – A.C.E.H.I. Journal, 1987
The study of effects of mode (manual only, manual plus oral, and manual plus oral plus aural) and language (Signed English or American Sign Language) on the comprehension of deaf students (mean age 16 years) found no significant treatment effect for mode of presentation; there was an interaction between languages and mode. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comprehension, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education