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Peer reviewedVanBiervliet, Alan – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1977
A study involving six institutionalized retarded males was designed to determine if sign-object and sign-word training would lead to acquisition of word-object associations. (Author)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Language Instruction, Manual Communication
Kahn, James V. – 1978
The effectiveness of sign language was compared with verbal language instruction with 12 nonverbal severely retarded students (4 to 9 years old). Ss received either speech training, sign language training, or instruction in an area other than communication. During the second year, 10 Ss received training from their parents. Results indicated no…
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Language Instruction, Manual Communication
Peer reviewedCicourel, Aaron V.; Boese, Robert J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1972
Discussed are the acquisition of native sign language by deaf children and the factors which must be considered by teachers in providing a transition from sign language to the oral method. (KW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedMcCay, Vernon; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Discusses the potential of sign language as a tool in teaching reading to normal hearing children and the success of this method with individuals who have various communication disorders. (EJS)
Descriptors: Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction
Download full textHoemann, Harry W., Ed. – 1970
The manual attempts to bring changes into the way in which manual communication is currently used by deaf adults or in some schools for the deaf, in order to bring manual communication into a closer parallel to the English language so that signs can be used to teach English to the language handicapped deaf person and particularly to adult…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), English Instruction, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedSmeets, P. M.; Striefel, S. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1976
A transfer of stimulus control procedure was used to teach a 14-year-old retarded deaf girl manual signing skills. (CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Language Instruction
Creedon, Margaret Procyk – 1973
Twenty-one nonverbal autistic children, 4- to 9-years-old, with language ages of 4- to 24-months, participated in the communication learning program from 1 to 3 years. Simultaneous verbal and manual signs were chosen as the communications mode. The children initially displayed infrequent, unrecognizable vocalizations (Screeches, or vocal…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedKahn, James V. – Mental Retardation, 1977
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Language Instruction, Manual Communication, Mental Retardation
Reynolds, Sue; And Others – 1972
This material on French and Spanish "rhythms" is the result of a workshop on a trans-cultural approach in the teaching of foreign languages. It contains examples and discussions of poetry and songs from both languages, a series of short anecdotes pointing out cultural differences, mini-dramas or multi-action dramas for involving the students in a…
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
