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Peer reviewedNewton, Laurie – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1985
Findings of a study involving two groups of teachers of the deaf (those who used oral language only and those who used total communication) revealed no differences in teachers' use of nonliteral language. Reduced use of idiomatic language occurred in both oral and sign communication, only when total communication was used. (CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Idioms, Language Skills, Oral Communication Method
Peer reviewedDavis, Julia M. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1977
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Language Ability
Brown, Patrica Wynn; Orvets, Marcia – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
Teachers can help deaf elementary students adjust to the total communication classroom setting by: evaluating signing skills; conducting a class orientation; submerging students in the sign language environment; using sign language vocabulary cards; offering sign language classes; encouraging peer tutoring; scheduling individual conferences; and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Deafness, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHyde, M. B.; Power, D. J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1992
The comprehension of 30 severely and profoundly deaf students (ages 10 to 17) was evaluated under 11 communication conditions involving individual and combined presentations of lipreading, listening, fingerspelling, and signed English. Severely deaf students scored higher than profoundly deaf students under all but one condition, and all students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Communication Skills, Comprehension
