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Jacobowitz, E. Lynn; Stokoe, William C. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
American Sign Language verbs have several ways to indicate time: 1)reference to a specific time; 2) extension at wrist, elbow, or shoulder to indicate future time; 3) flexion at wrist, elbow, or shoulder to indicate past tense. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Syntax, Tenses (Grammar), Time Perspective
Miles, Barbara; McLetchie, Barbara – National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness, 2008
In children, concepts develop in a spiral, with the child at the center. A positive self-concept begins within a responsive caregiving environment. Concepts build upon one another. The more ideas and memories that a child has about the way the world and relationships work, the easier it is to develop further ideas. Once a child realizes, for…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Deafness, Concept Formation, Physical Environment