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Teaching Spontaneous Sign Language to Nonverbal Children: Theory and Method.
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Schaeffer, Benson – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Summarizes the available data on the spontaneous signing of nonverbal mentally handicapped children and discusses possible reasons for the spontaneity. Instructional techniques for promoting spontaneity are outlined, and implications of sign spontaneity for research are considered. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Autism, Delayed Speech, Handicapped Children, Language Handicaps
The Perception and Processing of Information by Severely Dysfunctional Nonverbal Children: A Rationale for the Use of Manual Communication.
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Oxman, Joel; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Motivational factors and unique characteristics of sign language systems are suggested as contributing to the ability of severely dysfunctional nonverbal children to make progress within a manual communication medium. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Delayed Speech, Emotional Disturbances