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Peer reviewedNicholas, Johanna G.; Geers, Ann E. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2003
This study compared early pragmatic skill development in 76 children (ages 1-4) with severe or profound hearing loss enrolled in either a simultaneous communication (SC) or oral communication (OC) approach to language learning. Results indicated some advantages of the SC approach, although overall frequency of communication and breadth of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Effectiveness
