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Duffy, J. Trey – 1987
A literature-based rationale for teaching American Sign Language (ASL) as the primary language system for deaf children elaborates on the following points: Sign languages are visual-manual; spoken languages are oral-aural. Competency in a first language tremendously increases a person's ability to learn a second language. Deaf children have not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Sign Language, Communication Skills, Cultural Background
The Care and Education of a Deaf Child: A Book for Parents. Parents' and Teachers' Guides, Number 4.
Knight, Pamela; Swanwick, Ruth – 1999
Most deaf children are born to hearing parents. Many of these parents have little or no knowledge of deafness and what it means for their child, themselves, or their family. This book introduces parents of deaf children to the aspects of deafness they will want to know more about. The book can be read as a whole, as it is designed to take a…
Descriptors: Audiology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Competence (Languages), Deafness
