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Peer reviewedSchaeffer, Benson – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Summarizes the available data on the spontaneous signing of nonverbal mentally handicapped children and discusses possible reasons for the spontaneity. Instructional techniques for promoting spontaneity are outlined, and implications of sign spontaneity for research are considered. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Autism, Delayed Speech, Handicapped Children, Language Handicaps
Download full textMenyuk, Paula – 1979
Issues concerning the teaching of sign systems to severely communicatively handicapped persons are considered. It is explained that the differences causing severe communication handicaps will affect which aspects of language processing and which aspects of language will be affected. Suggestions are made as to why some individuals who have great…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Handicaps, Language Processing, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedMcCay, Vernon; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Discusses the potential of sign language as a tool in teaching reading to normal hearing children and the success of this method with individuals who have various communication disorders. (EJS)
Descriptors: Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction
Fromkin, Victoria A. – Linguistic Reporter, 1975
Reports on the 1974 visit of the Linguistics Delegation to the People's Republic of China, specifically to two schools for the deaf. Outlines the role, goals, methods and curriculum of education for the deaf in that country. (CLK)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Communication Skills, Curriculum, Deafness
Luetke-Stahlman, Barbara – 1989
This paper discusses ideas for teachers to increase successful comprehension of their questions by language delayed students. Three kinds of questioning techniques are described. Most often used by teachers are "WH-words" (e.g., who, what, how). Noun-verb reversal (e.g., Can you come to the group?) follows in amount of usage. The least used…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Lederer, Joseph – 1968
Repercussions of "Language and Education of the Deaf" by Herbert R. Kohl are examined as a followup. The original study described the education and achievement of profoundly deaf individuals in America, presented a critique of the literature that had grown around the problems of the deaf, and focused on the relative failure of deaf education.…
Descriptors: Children, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Exceptional Child Research
Labregere, Aime – 1987
This guide is designed to help teachers and parents help handicapped children to acquire the mechanics of language and develop ways of communicating with others. The text covers: (1) establishing objectives for language mastery; (2) birth and development of language; (3) contributions and limitations of the child's environmental context; (4)…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
