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Peer reviewedWoodward, James; Allen, Thomas – Sign Language Studies, 1987
A study investigated the actual classroom use of American Sign Language (ASL) by 1,888 reading, mathematics, and social studies teachers of 4,500 hearing-impaired students. When asked directly, 140 teachers replied that they use ASL in the classroom. However, analysis of responses to a series of questions about specific communication behavior…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Hearing Impairments, Language of Instruction
Peer reviewedKluwin, Thomas N. – Discourse Processes, 1983
Concludes that differences exist in the classroom behavior of some deaf and some hearing teachers and that what defines the successful teacher is task persistence and clarity. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
