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Peer reviewedLuetke-Stahlman, B.; Weiner, Frederick F. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1982
Three Spanish deaf preschoolers were taught receptive vocabulary in oral English, English sign-mix, oral Spanish, Spanish sign-mix, and sign alone. Subject one learned best using sign alone. Subject two performed best using oral Spanish or sign alone. Subject three seemed to profit from sign, Spanish sign-mix, or oral English. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Deafness, Language Acquisition, Oral Communication Method, Preschool Education
Download full textMusselman, Carol L.; And Others – 1985
A longitudinal study was conducted of 153 children (3-7 years old) with severe and profound hearing losses. Ss were tested three times over a 4-year period, including measures of linguistic and academic performance. In addition, information was collected on the background characteristics of Ss through parent interviews. Among findings were that,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Expressive Language, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedPudlas, Kenneth A. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1987
The study measured hearing-impaired (N=106) students' reception of language presented via five modes: oral, aural, manual, oral-aural;, and simultaneous manual and oral. The simultaneous manual and oral and the manual modes received the highest ratings. Results are discussed in terms of theories of cognitive processing and selective attention.…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCleary, Miranda; Pisoni, David B.; Kirk, Karen Iler – Volta Review, 2000
A study investigated whether differences in working memory could account for variance in word recognition and receptive vocabulary skills of children (ages 5-16) using oral communication (n=32) and total communication (n=29). A contribution from working memory was observed only for the span tasks that incorporated an auditory processing component.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cochlear Implants, Deafness, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedErtmer, David J.; Strong, Lynette M.; Sadagopan, Neeraja – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2003
This longitudinal case study examined the emergence of oral language skills in a child with deafness whose cochlear implant was activated at 20 months. Normal or above-normal rates of development were observed in decreased production of nonwords, increased receptive vocabulary, type-token ratio, regular use of word combinations, and phrase…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Cochlear Implants, Deafness
Moores, Donald F.; And Others – 1973
Presented is the third year interim report of a 4-year longitudinal study comparing effectiveness of seven preschool programs which serve approximately 69 deaf children. Schools are seen to emphasize either an oral-aural, Rochester (oral-aural plus fingerspelling), or total communication approach to language development. Reported are the following…
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research, Expressive Language
