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Peer reviewedReed, John L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1971
Review of four published cases of aphasia in deaf patients illustrates that loss and recovery of language functions in the deaf follow the pattern noted in hearing patients, and thus the notion of a separate cerebral area for manual speech postulated by Jackson (1878) is not supported. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Hearing Impairments, Language Ability, Learning Disabilities
Download full textLawrence, Constance D. – 2001
This paper reviews the research on use of American Sign Language in elementary classes that do not include children with hearing impairment and also reports on the use of the manual sign language alphabet in a primary class learning the phonetic sounds of the alphabet. The research reported is overwhelmingly positive in support of using sign…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Communication Skills
Pieterse, Moira, Ed.; And Others – 1988
A collection of papers on the Australian experience with early intervention for children with disabilities gives regional overviews, describes specific intervention programs, and discusses a variety of issues. Overviews are given of early intervention in Australia in general, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western…
Descriptors: Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
