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Vernon, McCay; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The authors describe the results from a study using sign language and the manual alphabet to improve spelling skills of learning disabled second graders. (SBH)
Descriptors: Finger Spelling, Manual Communication, Primary Education, Reading Difficulties

McKnight, Jan C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The manual alphabet was used as an adjunct to a linguistic reading system to achieve the following goals with primary grade learning disabled children: (1) ensure attention, (2) reinforce the learning of phonemes, (3) guide the student if he had difficulties, (4) introduce prefixes and suffixes, and (5) provide the child with an independent…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Finger Spelling, Learning Disabilities, Manual Communication