CD-ROM Technology: Support for Language and Communication.

Stewart, David A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ542751

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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CD-ROM Technology: Support for Language and Communication.

Stewart, David A.; And Others

Perspectives in Education and Deafness, v14 n3 p11,16-17 Jan-Feb 1996

Describes the "Personal Communicator," a CD-ROM communication tool designed to enhance social interactions of deaf children and their hearing associates. Each of the program's five components is described: the chat screen, the dictionary, the writer's notebook, the conversation recorder, and the sign language playroom. Examples of the program's use in field-test situations are given. (DB)

Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Deafness, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Communication, Language Arts, Optical Data Disks, Peer Relationship, Sign Language, Social Integration, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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