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| Language Handicaps | 1 |
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| Sign Language Studies | 1 |
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| Schaeffer, Benson | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSchaeffer, Benson – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Summarizes the available data on the spontaneous signing of nonverbal mentally handicapped children and discusses possible reasons for the spontaneity. Instructional techniques for promoting spontaneity are outlined, and implications of sign spontaneity for research are considered. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Autism, Delayed Speech, Handicapped Children, Language Handicaps
