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Allgood, Margaret Highnote; Heller, Kathryn Wolff; Easterbrooks, Susan R.; Fredrick, Laura D. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2009
A mismatch of communication modalities can occur between students who communicate using sign language and coworkers at community-based vocational sites who do not use sign language. This study investigated the use of picture dictionaries to facilitate note writing as a form of expressive communication for students who were deaf and had mild to…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Visual Aids, Deafness, Mental Retardation
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Watson, Linda – Deafness and Education International, 2008
This paper compares the views of parents and teachers of the deaf on deaf children's literacy at home. We made DVD recordings of 12 young deaf children (aged 3-5) sharing books with their parents at home. Six families used British Sign Language (BSL) as their main means of communication and for interacting around books, and six used spoken…
Descriptors: Speech, Sign Language, Oral Language, Deafness