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Peer reviewedHolmes, Kathleen M.; Holmes, David W. – Sign Language Studies, 1980
Reports research on the communicative behavior of a hearing child whose parents communicated with him, from birth, in both signs and words. The child's expressive ability accelerated in both modalities and this is possibly attributable to the addition of the signed component. (PJM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Child Language, Language Acquisition
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 textMoores, Donald F. – 1972
Presented are issues, background information, and a definition pertaining to manual communication, and explored are aspects of language development in aurally handicapped children. Proposed is a functional definition of American Sign Language, with High(H) (a system that accommodates itself to English, such as manual English) and Low (L) (a system…
Descriptors: Deafness, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Inservice Teacher Education
