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Covering the Bases: Pairing Sign with Spoken Word in Early Childhood Settings
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Waters, Chelsea L. – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
Communication is an innate behavior people engage in to convey one's thoughts, needs, and interests to others (Knapp, Hall, & Horgan, 2014). Recommended Practices from the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC, 2014) encourage teachers to partner with families to implement strategies that support…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Speech Communication, Sign Language, Young Children
Silent Discipline.
Javernick, Ellen – Momentum, 1985
Encourages the use of sign language to improve classroom discipline among elementary school students. Explains steps for introducing signing instruction in class among hearing students. (CBC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Sign Language
Bale's Talking Hands.
Ward, Gillis B. – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1985
A signing-singing group was organized to help hearing students form friendships with their mainstreamed hearing impaired peers. (CL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Mainstreaming
Hand to Hand: The Joy of Signing among Hearing Children.
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Ellison, Gail; And Others – Young Children, 1982
Reports an interview with two teachers who provide instruction in sign language to 3- to 6-year-old children attending the Otter Creek School in Vermont. Children at the school use sign language while singing and to converse at snack times. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation, Language Acquisition
Drama and Sign Language: A Multisensory Approach to the Language Acquisition of Disadvantaged Preschool Children.
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Brown, Victoria – Youth Theatre Journal, 1992
Describes a study in which drama and sign language were used in a multisensory approach to language learning to tap the physical, kinesthetic, and visual abilities of four-year-old Head Start children. Finds that the teacher-directed activities resulted in significantly higher scores for children in the treatment group. (PRA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Drama, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Acquisition
Modified Autistic Total Communication (M.A.T.C.). A Manual for Teaching Modified Total Communication to the Autistic and Severely Impaired.
Marcott-Radke, Anita; Bono, Debra Ann – 1980
Intended for speech and language pathologists, teachers, and others, the book serves as an introduction to the use of total communication with autistic and other severely impaired populations. A brief introduction addresses sign language adaptation, criteria for choosing a core vocabulary, and a hierarchy of receptive and expressive skills.…
Descriptors: Autism, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Embedding Augmentative Communication within Early Childhood Classrooms.
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DiCarlo, Cynthia; Banajee, Meher; Stricklin, Sarintha Buras – Young Exceptional Children, 2000
This article first describes various augmentative communication systems including sign language, picture symbols, and voice output communication devices. It then explains ways to embed augmentative communication within four types of early childhood classroom activities: (1) special or planned activities, (2) meal time, (3) circle time, and (4)…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Disorders
The Dramatic Difference: Drama in the Preschool and Kindergarten Classroom.
Brown, Victoria; Pleydell, Sarah – 1999
Noting that there are few resources available for preschool or kindergarten teachers committed to providing high-quality drama experiences to students, this book explores ways teachers can maximize the drama experience in preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Topics discussed in the book's introduction include dramatic play and early development,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Drama