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Early Letter Recognition, Letter Naming, and Reading Skills in a Signing and Speaking Child.
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Bonvillian, John; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1988
A young child's acquisition of language and language-related skills in two modalities is discussed. The hearing daughter of a deaf father and of a hearing mother showed accelerated language development in both sign and speech. Reading readiness tests administered at 27 and 32 months revealed advanced development for her age. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Beginning Reading, Child Language, Finger Spelling