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Teaching Signed Speech to Nonverbal Children: Theory and Method.
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Schaeffer, Benson – Sign Language Studies, 1980
Considers the signed speech of nonverbal children and the unsigned speech that evolves. Discusses possible explanations for signed speech as a development of linguistic functions. Makes suggestions for research on the relationship between language acquisition by nonverbal children and by normal infants. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Autism, Handicapped Children, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction