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Peer reviewedLuetke-Stahlman, Barbara; And Others – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1992
A mother of a hearing-impaired two year old offers examples of utilizing siblings (who have learned sign language) to foster the language development and socialization of the younger child. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Siblings
Download full textEasterbrooks, Susan – 1997
This digest discusses hearing loss in children. Topics covered include: (1) the causes of hearing loss and the three major types of hearing losses, conductive loss, sensorineural loss, and central auditory processing disorder; (2) the federal definitions of "deaf" (hearing loss which adversely affects educational performance and which is…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children, Communication Skills, Deafness
Duffy, J. Trey – 1987
A literature-based rationale for teaching American Sign Language (ASL) as the primary language system for deaf children elaborates on the following points: Sign languages are visual-manual; spoken languages are oral-aural. Competency in a first language tremendously increases a person's ability to learn a second language. Deaf children have not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Sign Language, Communication Skills, Cultural Background
