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Wille, Beatrijs; Allen, Thomas; Van Lierde, Kristiane; Van Herreweghe, Mieke – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2020
This study addresses the topic of visual communication and early sign language acquisition in deaf children with a Flemish Sign Language (Vlaamse Gebarentaal or VGT) input. Results are obtained through a checklist focusing on sign-exposed deaf children's visual communication and early sign language acquisition: the adapted VGT Visual Communication…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Linguistic Input, Deafness, Foreign Countries
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Cannon, Joanna E.; Fredrick, Laura D.; Easterbrooks, Susan R. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2010
Reading to children improves vocabulary acquisition through incidental exposure, and it is a best practice for parents and teachers of children who can hear. Children who are deaf or hard of hearing are at risk for not learning vocabulary as such. This article describes a procedure for using books read on DVD in American Sign Language with…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Incidental Learning, Vocabulary Development