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Peer reviewedWatkins, Susan; Clark, Thomas C. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1991
The SKI*HI Institute (Utah) has developed a system of coactive signing for children who are deaf and blind. The system includes optimized coactive signs that are functional, easy to feel, easy to relate to the referent, and easy to make. It also includes techniques for effective coactive sign use. Videotapes of lessons are described. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textJitendra, Asha; And Others – 1996
This paper describes the planning and implementation of an instructional unit to teach the basics of American Sign Language to a class of nine elementary-aged male students with serious emotional disturbances (including one with a severe hearing impairment) in a laboratory school. The systematic instructional approach, direct instruction, was…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Behavior Disorders, Communication Skills, Educational Principles
