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Direct linkRombouts, 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
Cornett, R. Orin – 1978
Examined is the combination of methods (aural, manual, oral) used within the philosophy of total communication for the deaf. The use of Cued Speech, a tool whose purpose is to make spoken language visually clear at the levels of phonems, syllables, suprasegmentals, words, and phrases, is advocated for communication with the deaf. (BD)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Cued Speech, Educational Methods
Peer reviewedHawes, 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
Peer reviewedAlegria, 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
Download full textCreedon, Margaret Procyk – 1973
Twenty-one nonverbal autistic children, 4- to 9-years-old, with language ages of 4- to 24-months, participated in the communication learning program from 1 to 3 years. Simultaneous verbal and manual signs were chosen as the communications mode. The children initially displayed infrequent, unrecognizable vocalizations (Screeches, or vocal…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
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
