Descriptor
| Deafness | 1 |
| Infant Behavior | 1 |
| Infants | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Longitudinal Studies | 1 |
| Manual Communication | 1 |
| Motor Development | 1 |
| Parents | 1 |
| Sign Language | 1 |
| Verbal Development | 1 |
| Vocabulary Development | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Child Development | 1 |
Author
| Bonvillian, John D. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBonvillian, John D.; And Others – Child Development, 1983
Studied across a 16-month period, young children of deaf parents showed accelerated early language development, on the average producing their first recognizable sign at 8.5 months, their tenth sign at 13.2 months, and their first sign combination at 17.0 months. Findings are inconsistent with previously reported patterns of synchrony between…
Descriptors: Deafness, Infant Behavior, Infants, Language Acquisition
