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Peer reviewedCasey, LaDeane Osler – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1978
Mothers of four 6- and 7-year-old autistic classmates were taught to use manual signs with verbalizations to aid development of appropriate communicative behavior and to deter undesirable behavior in their children. (Author)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedMarschark, Marc; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
Discusses a study of differences in nonliteral language use among deaf women, women who could hear, and women who could hear and who used sign language. Subjects told stories orally and in sign to children of 4 and 10 years. Deaf mothers' nonliteral content was higher, whereas hearing mothers' stories were longer. (Author/GH)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Competence
Peer reviewedSpencer, Patricia – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1998
Offers hearing parents of deaf infants guidelines on communicating with their child based on changes that deaf mothers make in their signing when talking to their deaf baby. Guidelines focus on restricting language, sign repetition, dramatic expression, waiting for the child's attention, tapping to gain attention, and visual leading. (DB)
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Deafness, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition
