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Teachers' Gestures for Building Listening and Spoken Language Skills
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Montiegel, Kristella – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2022
This study investigates teachers' gestures produced during directive actions. I examine three particular gestures--pointing to the mouth, pointing to the ear, and cupping the ear-- that teachers frequently deployed when interacting with their deaf or hard-of-hearing students in an oral preschool classroom, a setting focused on spoken language and…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Listening Skills, Speech Skills, Deafness
Remembering What Was Said and Done: The Activation and Facilitation of Memory for Gesture as a Consequence of Retrieval
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Overoye, Acacia L.; Storm, Benjamin C. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2019
The gestures that occur alongside speech provide listeners with cues that both improve and alter memory for speech. The present research investigated the interplay of gesture and speech by examining the influence of retrieval on memory for gesture. In three experiments, participants watched video clips of an actor speaking a series of statements…
Descriptors: Memory, Nonverbal Communication, Undergraduate Students, Speech Skills
Science Communication across Disciplines: Reflecting on STEM Identity Building through Notation in Science Communication ePortfolios
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Christine Alfano; Emily Polk; Jennifer Stonaker – Across the Disciplines, 2023
The Notation in Science Communication (NSC) provides students an opportunity to develop their abilities to effectively communicate technical information to varied audiences using multiple genres and modes. A total of 115 students have earned the NSC as of May 2023. Currently there are just over 100 students in the program, with between 40-50 new…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, College Students, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Parents' Perspectives of Center-Based Early Intervention Services for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children
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Rufsvold, Ronda; Smolen, Elaine; Hartman, Maria; Fleming, Lauren – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
Parents of children who are newly identified as deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) face many decisions surrounding communication and intervention, including where to receive early intervention (EI) services. This study explored the experiences and perspectives of parents of DHH children enrolled in a center-based, family-centered EI program focused on…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Parent Attitudes