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Assessment of Sign Language Development: The Case of Deaf Children in the Netherlands
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Hermans, Daan; Knoors, Harry; Verhoeven, Ludo – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2010
In this article, we will describe the development of an assessment instrument for Sign Language of the Netherlands (SLN) for deaf children in bilingual education programs. The assessment instrument consists of nine computerized tests in which the receptive and expressive language skills of deaf children at different linguistic levels (phonology,…
Descriptors: Phonology, Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Deafness
Signing vs. Silence.
Derr, Jo Ann Simons – Exceptional Parent, 1983
The mother of a four-year-old with Down's syndrome describes how sign language instruction helped not only to increase his manual expression but his oral speech as well. (CL)
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Expressive Language, Sign Language, Speech Skills
The E.S.S.E. (Educational Sign Skills Evaluation).
S.E.E. Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children, Los Alamitos, CA. – 1991
The Educational Sign Skills Evaluation (ESSE) was developed to provide a means of identifying the dominant signing style of an individual and to provide feedback on areas of strength and areas in need of improvement. It provides an overall expressive skills rating as well as information on the type, level, and degree of understanding demonstrated…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
A Tool for Assessing Sign Language Skills of Rehabilitation Counselors.
Krafcik, Nancy H.; Gibson-Harman, Kim – Journal of Rehabilitation of the Deaf, 1987
The article describes development in Illinois of the Department of Rehabilitation Services Sign Language Assessment Tool. The instrument is designed to evaluate the level of receptive and expressive sign language proficiency of rehabilitation personnel serving the deaf. (DB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Expressive Language, Language Fluency, Personnel Evaluation
Yes, She Can! Language and a Deaf Student with Down Syndrome.
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Dennison, Wendy; Gorman, Maureen – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1999
Describes how teamwork, consistency, and use of sign language helped a child with Down Syndrome and deafness to increase her vocabulary from less than 20 words at the beginning of kindergarten to 228 words by the end of first grade. Six specific teaching strategies are outlined. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Deafness, Downs Syndrome, Expressive Language
Bedtime Reading = Language Learning.
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Rogers, Deborah – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1993
A project called "Show-Me Bedtime Reading" explored the effects of regular one-to-one evening reading and signing sessions on the development of expressive and receptive language skills of students with deafness. Test scores indicated the positive influence of individualized reading on the development of English competence. Learning strategies…
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Expressive Language, Individualized Programs
Language Codes and Sense-Making among Deaf Schoolchildren.
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Maxwell, Madeline M.; Doyle, Jeanne – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 1996
As most deaf individuals experience two languages (American Sign Language, English) and three modalities (sign, speech, print), this article describes code variations and adaptations in particular situations at a school for the deaf. Most language was mixed in both code and mode; such mixing was seen to be a strategy which uniquely adapts…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Communication (Thought Transfer)