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Peer reviewedSilverman, Franklin H.; Silverman, Ellen-Marie – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Peer reviewedMcCay, Vernon; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Discusses the potential of sign language as a tool in teaching reading to normal hearing children and the success of this method with individuals who have various communication disorders. (EJS)
Descriptors: Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMoores, Donald F. – School Psychology Digest, 1978
The history and development of various sign languages in Europe and America are described, and the characteristics of manual communication systems are discussed. Modifications of sign language have been used to communicate with nonvocal austic children, severely language-delayed children, and retarded adults. (CTM)
Descriptors: Autism, Deafness, Delayed Speech, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedPoizner, Howard – Science, 1981
Reviews a study on deaf native sign language. Indicates that the modification of natural perceptual categories after language acquisition is not bound to a particular transmission modality, but rather can be a more general consequence of acquiring a formal linguistic system. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Expressive Language
Download full textSharkey, William F. – 1987
Noting that when a deaf child is born to hearing parents, problems arise due to the language barrier, this paper discusses the kinds of disruptions hearing parents experience with the birth of a deaf child, the implications such an impairment has on development and language acquisition, and the adjustments made for such a child. Following an…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Communication Disorders, Communication Research, Communication Skills
