An Empirical Investigation of Some Claims Made in Support of Visible English.

Reich, Peter A.; Bick, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ157091

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Publication Date: 1976

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An Empirical Investigation of Some Claims Made in Support of Visible English

Reich, Peter A.; Bick, Margaret

American Annals of the Deaf, 121, 6, 573-7, Dec 76

Three reasons given by advocates of fingerspelled English or visible English (VE) that their method of communication is superior to total communication (TC) were investigated with an observational study of 11 teachers in two VE schools and 15 teachers in two TC schools. (Author/IM)

Descriptors: Deafness, Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Finger Spelling, Hearing Impairments, Language Proficiency, Language Programs, Manual Communication, Teaching Methods

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