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Peer reviewedGreenberg, Mark T. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1980
Examines the differential mode usage (speech, vocalize, gesture and sign) of profoundly deaf preschoolers and their hearing mothers as a function of their level of communicative competence and method of communication. Relates simultaneous use of modes to higher communicative competence and specific pragmatic types of communication. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Deafness, Manual Communication, Oral Communication Method
Peer reviewedMusselman, Carol Reich; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1988
A longitudinal study of the effect of mothers' communication modes on the language development of children (N=149) with severe or profound hearing loss indicated that children whose mothers used oral communication had higher scores on measures of spoken language, whereas children whose mothers used manual communication had higher scores on…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Deafness, Language Acquisition
Luetke-Stahlman, Barbara – ACEHI Journal, 1992
Questions asked by parents of 12 young hearing children were compared with those asked by hearing parents of 17 preschoolers with deafness who used various linguistic input models (i.e., oral English only, cued speech, signed/manual English). Similar parent questioning strategies were found among groups matched for mean length of utterance.…
Descriptors: Cued Speech, Deafness, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedNichols, Marylane – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1993
A mother of a deaf child recounts her earlier commitment to an oralist position, her gradual realization that she was asking her child to do the impossible, and the child's rapid acquisition of language when allowed and encouraged to use signs. The importance of hearing parents learning sign language is stressed. (DB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Beliefs, Communication Skills, Deafness
Download full textGreenberg, Mark T. – 1979
The present study examined the effects of communication mode (oral vs. oral plus manual) and level of communicative competence (high vs. low) on profoundly deaf preschool children's play interactions with their hearing mothers. The sample consisted of 28 dyads equally divided into groups of oral and simultaneous (oral plus manual) communicators…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Deafness, Handicapped Children, Hearing Impairments
Sharkey, William F. – 1987
Noting that when a deaf child is born to hearing parents, problems arise due to the language barrier, this paper discusses the kinds of disruptions hearing parents experience with the birth of a deaf child, the implications such an impairment has on development and language acquisition, and the adjustments made for such a child. Following an…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Communication Disorders, Communication Research, Communication Skills
