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Direct linkMontgomery, Judy K. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2008
In April 2007, at the annual Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention in Louisville, the author had the pleasure of meeting and then dining with Dr. Karen Dilka, executive director of the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED). Dilka also contributed as the on-site liaison and local arrangements chairperson for the Division for…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Total Communication, Deafness, Special Education
Download full textHawkins, Larry; Brawner, Judy – 1997
This digest uses a question-and-answer format to address issues that parents should consider when thinking about the total communication (TC) approach for a child who is deaf or hard of hearing. Total communication is explained as the use of any/all modes of communication (manual, oral, auditory, and written) depending on the needs of the child.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Decision Making
Duffy, J. Trey – 1987
A literature-based rationale for teaching American Sign Language (ASL) as the primary language system for deaf children elaborates on the following points: Sign languages are visual-manual; spoken languages are oral-aural. Competency in a first language tremendously increases a person's ability to learn a second language. Deaf children have not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Sign Language, Communication Skills, Cultural Background
