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Peer reviewedRomski, Mary Ann; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1984
The use of nonspeech symbol sets (including manual signs and Blyssymbols) in language intervention with mentally retarded students is discussed. The selection and use of aided or unaided nonspeech symbol sets are considered, along with cognitive, sociocommunicative, technological, and motoric factors. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Manual Communication, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedMontgomery, Brenda M.; Fitch, James L. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1988
The study evaluated the prevalence of stuttering in the current hearing-impaired school age population through a survey of 77 schools for the hearing impaired. Results indicated that the prevalence of stuttering in this population is 0.12 percent and that manual disfluency is perceived to be more prevalent than oral disfluency. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Incidence, Manual Communication
Peer reviewedGold, Marc W.; Rittenhouse, Robert K. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1978
The article presents eight lessons for teaching practical signs to deaf-blind individuals. (CL)
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Manual Communication
Download full textStanovich, Paula J.; Stanovich, Keith E. – 1984
Students with the dual handicaps of hearing impairment and mental retardation display special problems in language acquisition. These problems do not appear to have been addressed by curricula that have been designed for either of the single handicap groups. Since specially designed curricula for this population are virtually nonexistent, a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedSmeets, P. M.; Striefel, S. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1976
A transfer of stimulus control procedure was used to teach a 14-year-old retarded deaf girl manual signing skills. (CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Language Instruction
