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Hall, Matthew L.; Hall, Wyatte C.; Caselli, Naomi K. – First Language, 2019
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children need to master at least one language (spoken or signed) to reach their full potential. Providing access to a natural sign language supports this goal. Despite evidence that natural sign languages are beneficial to DHH children, many researchers and practitioners advise families to focus exclusively on spoken…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Sign Language
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Howard, Lorraine E.; Doherty-Sneddon, Gwyneth – First Language, 2014
The ethos behind provision of early intervention programmes to infants and young children with additional support needs has been established for some time (e.g. Right-from-the-Start), but targeting the development of typically developing infants has been a relatively recent phenomenon. Baby sign is one of the many intervention techniques…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Intervention, Language Acquisition