Sign Language for Hard of Hearing Children--A Hindrance or a Benefit for Their Development?.

Preisler, Gunilla Michaela; Ahlstrom, Margareta

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ERIC Number: EJ574460

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Publication Date: 1997

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Sign Language for Hard of Hearing Children--A Hindrance or a Benefit for Their Development?

Preisler, Gunilla Michaela; Ahlstrom, Margareta

European Journal of Psychology of Education, v12 n4 p465-77 Dec 1997

Describes patterns of interaction between hard of hearing and deaf children as well as hard of hearing children. Shows that an easily used sign language code enabled the children to take part in dialogs and had positive consequences for their play as well as their social and emotional development. (DSK)

Descriptors: Child Development, Deafness, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Manual Communication, Primary Education, Sign Language, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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