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Andrews, Jean F.; Liu, Hsiu-Tan; Liu, Chun-Jung; Gentry, Mary Anne; Smith, Zanthia – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
A feasibility study was conducted to test a storybook intervention to increase early reading skills of 25 young signing deaf children of ages 4-9 in grades K through third grade. The children had wide ranges of hearing losses, non-verbal IQs, and signing skills. All were at risk for developing early reading skills, reading below the first grade…
Descriptors: Young Children, Story Reading, Reading Skills, Elementary School Students
Nover, Stephen M.; Andrews, Jean F. – 2000
This report covers year 3 of a 5-year longitudinal study that is applying a bilingual language approach to development of American Sign Language (ASL) and English language and literacy skills in deaf learners. Specifically, the report describes how 45 teachers and mentors in five residential schools participated in inservice training on the use of…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
Nover, Stephen M.; Andrews, Jean F. – 1999
The New Mexico School for the Deaf, Santa Fe, was awarded a five-year federal grant to improve language teaching practices of teachers working with children who are deaf by using current bilingual theories and pedagogical techniques, including "engaged learning" practices and educational technology. The project developed and refined the…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Computer Assisted Instruction