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Orfanidou, Eleni; Adam, Robert; Morgan, Gary; McQueen, James M. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2010
Signed languages are articulated through simultaneous upper-body movements and are seen; spoken languages are articulated through sequential vocal-tract movements and are heard. But word recognition in both language modalities entails segmentation of a continuous input into discrete lexical units. According to the Possible Word Constraint (PWC),…
Descriptors: Speech, Sign Language, Oral Language, Deafness
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Beecher, Larissa; Childre, Amy – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
This study evaluated the impact of a comprehensive reading program enhanced with sign language on the literacy and language skills of three elementary school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Students received individual and small group comprehensive reading instruction for approximately 55 minutes per session. Reading…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Reading, Sign Language
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Miller, Paul – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and efficiency of the strategies used by prelingually deafened native signers for the temporary retention of written words with reference to a primary language-coding hypothesis (M. A. Shand, 1982). For the gathering of the data, participants were shown lists of serially presented written…
Descriptors: Memory, Memorization, Control Groups, Sign Language