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Peer reviewedBonvillian, John D.; And Others – Child Development, 1983
Studied across a 16-month period, young children of deaf parents showed accelerated early language development, on the average producing their first recognizable sign at 8.5 months, their tenth sign at 13.2 months, and their first sign combination at 17.0 months. Findings are inconsistent with previously reported patterns of synchrony between…
Descriptors: Deafness, Infant Behavior, Infants, Language Acquisition
Download full textGentry, Cass; And Others – 1990
This final report documents a project which developed and investigated the use of interactive videodisc technology to assist in the instruction of signing with deaf children and their associates (such as parents, teachers, peers). The project first identified words and phrases considered essential for interpersonal communications. A videodisc…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Deafness, Grade 5
