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Cicourel, Aaron V.; Boese, Robert J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1972
The authors look at issues involving language and culture which are associated with educational problems and needs of deaf and hearing children (born to deaf parents). (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Needs, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments

Holmes, 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

Bonvillian, 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
Moores, 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
Maryland Univ., College Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1973
Presented are the proceedings from a 1973 national conference on the development of service programs for and with deaf people. Opening papers include an introduction to the use of American Sign Language in community programs, a deaf woman's view of her world, and guidelines for the family physician in diagnosing and treating the deaf. In the next…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Community Resources, Community Role, Conference Reports
FELLENDORF, GEORGE W.; AND OTHERS – 1966
APPROXIMATELY 3,200 REFERENCES ARE LISTED BY AUTHOR AND GROUPED ACCORDING TO SUBJECT. ALL REFERENCES ARE ARTICLES FROM "THE VOLTA REVIEW," 1899 TO 1965, OR "THE AMERICAN ANNALS OF THE DEAF," 1847 TO 1965. AN AUTHOR INDEX IS INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF, INC., THE…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Arithmetic, Art, Audiology
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