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Direct linkKuntze, Marlon – American Annals of the Deaf, 2023
The discussion on the role of American Sign Language (ASL) in deaf students' reading development has been long and contentious. The students' limited knowledge of English has been commonly perceived as a culprit in making reading difficult. However, a more nuanced explanation of reading performance and its relationship with competence in ASL's…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Reading Comprehension, English
Crume, Peter K.; Lederberg, Amy; Schick, Brenda – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2021
Bilingual education programs for deaf children have long asserted that American Sign Language (ASL) is a better language of instruction English-like signing because ASL is a natural language. However, English-like signing may be a useful bridge to reading English. In the present study, we tested 32 deaf children between third and sixth grade to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Deafness, Bilingual Education, American Sign Language
