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Finley, Alayna; Cannon, Joanna E. – Sign Language Studies, 2022
This study examined the extended discourse used by two Deaf parents with their two Deaf children (ages two and four). The study was conducted using an in-depth examination of parental expressive use of American Sign Language, looking at the use of discourse and the features and contexts that offered the most opportunity for rich language…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Family Environment, Academic Language, Early Intervention
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Cannon, Joanna E.; Guardino, Caroline; Gallimore, Erin – American Annals of the Deaf, 2016
The present article introduces a special issue of the "American Annals of the Deaf." Students who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing and come from homes where a language other than English or American Sign Language is used constitute 19.4%-35.0% of the U.S. d/Dhh population (Gallaudet Research Institute, 2013). The authors propose moving…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Usage