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Peer reviewedGold, Marc W.; Rittenhouse, Robert K. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1978
The article presents eight lessons for teaching practical signs to deaf-blind individuals. (CL)
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Manual Communication
Download full textStanovich, Paula J.; Stanovich, Keith E. – 1984
Students with the dual handicaps of hearing impairment and mental retardation display special problems in language acquisition. These problems do not appear to have been addressed by curricula that have been designed for either of the single handicap groups. Since specially designed curricula for this population are virtually nonexistent, a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedJordan, I. K.; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1976
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedCoryell, Judith; Holcomb, Thomas K. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1997
Historical and current trends, practices, and perspectives regarding manual communication in educating deaf children are discussed, including Manually Coded English systems and American Sign Language. Issues concerning choice of sign language/systems and instructional strategies that support sign usage (such as Total Communication, Simultaneous…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Deafness, Educational Practices
Stewart, David A. – 1988
This paper argues that current practices in total communication classrooms have basically assigned the responsibility of communication to hearing-impaired students who must adapt to the variation in communication behaviors displayed by each of their teachers. The paper advocates use of a model communication and language policy designed to…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
