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Petra M. Horn-Marsh; Adele Ann Eberwein; M. Diane Clark; Ashley Greene – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2023
This article describes how teaching deaf students to read has been challenging and contentious, yet, one crucial attribute to developing reading skills is early exposure to American Sign Language (ASL). ASL seemed to serve as a bridge to achieving English literacy and academic success partly because early use of ASL enables deaf students to…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Barriers, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Samson-Fang, Lisa; Simons-McCandless, Marsha; Shelton, Clough – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This article discusses the incidence of infant hearing impairments, auditory screening tests, and available intervention choices for infants with severe to profound congenital hearing loss, including methods for communication and cochlear implantation. American Sign language, manually coded English, fingerspelling, total communication, and…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Auditory Evaluation, Cochlear Implants, Communication Skills