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Direct linkJohnson, Mckenna – Infants and Young Children, 2021
This review addresses the question of how early access to sign language influences the development of deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) by examining the literature surrounding the topic across the domains of spoken/written language development, cognitive development, and sociocultural development. Although research in the realm of…
Descriptors: Deafness, Assistive Technology, Sign Language, Language Acquisition
Download full textHowerton-Fox, Amanda; Falk, Jodi L. – Education Sciences, 2019
The purpose of this literature review is to present the arguments in support of conceptualizing deaf children as 'English Learners', to explore the educational implications of such conceptualizations, and to suggest directions for future inquiry. Three ways of interpreting the label 'English Learner' in relationship to deaf children are explored:…
Descriptors: Deafness, Children, English Language Learners, American Sign Language
Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth M.; Thibert, Jonelle; Grandpierre, Viviane; Johnston, J. Cyne – First Language, 2014
Baby sign language is advocated to improve children's communication development. However, the evidence to support the advantages of baby sign has been inconclusive. A systematic review was undertaken to summarize and appraise the research related to the effectiveness of symbolic gestures for typically developing, hearing infants with hearing…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Child Language, Nonverbal Communication, Infants
Allen, Thomas E.; Letteri, Amy; Choi, Song Hoa; Dang, Daqian – American Annals of the Deaf, 2014
A brief review is provided of recent research on the impact of early visual language exposure on a variety of developmental outcomes, including literacy, cognition, and social adjustment. This body of work points to the great importance of giving young deaf children early exposure to a visual language as a critical precursor to the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Preschool Children, Longitudinal Studies
Rodda, Michael – A.C.E.H.I. Journal, 1985
A synopsis of research on language, cognition, and communication in deaf students and adults explores basic linguistic processes, evaluates present understanding of sign language as a language, and relates language to ethnicity and biculturalism, concluding that American Sign Language should be the preferred language of instruction. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Deafness
Knox, Jane; Kozulin, Alex – 1987
The paper reviews theories of Lev Vygotsky, founder of the Soviet school of cognitive developmental psychology and an architect of Soviet defectology, the discipline concerned with physically and mentally handicapped children. Three of his basic concepts are explained: (1) "cultural" versus "natural" mental functions; (2)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Deafness
Peer reviewedArmstrong, David F. – Sign Language Studies, 1983
Human languages can incorporate signs without obvious physical relationship to their referents. The nature of the relationship between sign (i.e., word or sign) and referent in signed and spoken languages is discussed from cognitive and historical research perspectives, and observations are given on the biological bases of this phenomenon.…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Patterns
