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Salk Inst. for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA. – 1987
The manual teaches SignFont, a written form of sign language. Following a brief introduction, the first of three major sections describes the SignFont alphabet, structured according to the parts of every sign that is written (handshape, action area, location, movement). The second section discusses in greater detail how the SignFont characters are…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deafness, Expressive Language, Language
Peer reviewedRuster, Kerstin; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1994
Language intervention approaches were built into a residential environment for 13 women with severe mental retardation. Two residents were assigned to an intensive signing program, two to an "Intro-talker and signing" group, and the remaining residents to various comparison-intervention and comparison groups. Increases in positive communicative…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
