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Peer reviewedJohnson, Robert Clover – Sign Language Studies, 1990
The editor of a treatise encouraging the use of American Sign Language for both school and home instruction and communication with the deaf discusses the instructional trends leading to the theory, differences between the suggested instructional methods and previously used methods, and responses to the treatise. (10 references) (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Deafness, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedKluwin, Thomas N. – Discourse Processes, 1983
Concludes that differences exist in the classroom behavior of some deaf and some hearing teachers and that what defines the successful teacher is task persistence and clarity. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Download full textJohnson, Robert C., Ed. – 1990
This seminar proceedings document offers a summary of the views articulated in a paper by Robert E. Johnson and others titled "Unlocking the Curriculum: Principles for Achieving Access in Deaf Education." The paper's contention was that deaf students' low average academic achievement levels are not results of learning deficits inherently…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, American Sign Language, Classroom Communication
Peer reviewedStewart, David A.; Akamatsu, C. Tane – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Examines the social rejection and acceptance of American Sign Language (ASL) since its introduction in schools for the deaf in 1817. Concludes that the evolutionary nature of ASL binds its use to the deaf community. (Author/FMW)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Deafness
