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Peer reviewedBrooke, M. V. – British Journal of Special Education, 1986
No significant differences were found between average reading ages of 14 hearing impaired students learning via the oral method (group 1) and 20 hearing impaired students learning via a sign system (group 2). Group 2 Ss wrote fewer words and shorter sentences but their sentences were more grammatically mature and more often correct. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Oral Communication Method, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedPower, Des; And Others – CAEDHH Journal/La Revue ACESM, 1996
Storytelling by six teachers of the deaf was videotaped under three simulated conditions, as if they were presenting to hearing listeners, to oral deaf listeners, and to users of simultaneous communication. A number of grammatical and lexical characteristics were examined including Type-Token Ratios, a measure of lexical diversity, and Minimal…
Descriptors: Deafness, Difficulty Level, Grammar, Language Patterns
