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Peer reviewedTakala, Marjatta; Kuusela, Jorma; Takala, Esa-Pekka – American Annals of the Deaf, 2000
Eighty-seven Finnish preschoolers with deafness and hearing family members learned sign language in a 5-year project. Once weekly, children met with a teacher with deafness. Families met monthly to study sign language and all families signed together twice yearly. Families indicated they learned to sign and their social network expanded. (Contains…
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
