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Direct linkHall, Matthew L.; Hall, Wyatte C.; Caselli, Naomi K. – First Language, 2019
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children need to master at least one language (spoken or signed) to reach their full potential. Providing access to a natural sign language supports this goal. Despite evidence that natural sign languages are beneficial to DHH children, many researchers and practitioners advise families to focus exclusively on spoken…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Sign Language
Peer reviewedNotoya, Masako; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1994
Acquisition of passive and active vocabulary in sign and oral language was analyzed in 2 children congenitally deaf, through age 54 months. Acquisition of sign occurred more quickly than oral language. Production of active nouns, function words, and "wh" question words in sign was equivalent to that of hearing peers, and was later transferred to…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Deafness, Developmental Stages, Expressive Language
