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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
Scott, Jessica A.; Hansen, Sarah G.; Lederberg, Amy R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2019
Fingerspelling and its relationship with literacy skills among deaf and hard of hearing children who use American Sign Language is an increasingly popular research topic. However, there is limited research on whether reading interventions that systematically include fingerspelling are more effective for improving literacy skills than reading…
Descriptors: Deafness, Students with Disabilities, Finger Spelling, American Sign Language
Reynolds, Wanette – Sign Language Studies, 2018
A number of language acquisition patterns have been identified in the signing of a newly designated population of bimodal bilingual individuals--"heritage signers." This article examines subject-referent tracking forms in the ASL (American Sign Language) narratives of six elementary-school-aged, native-signing, bimodal bilinguals made at…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Native Language, Bilingualism, Elementary School Students
Roos, Carin – Deafness and Education International, 2014
This study, which is part of a larger longitudinal ethnographic study of young deaf children, reports on deaf children's use of fingerspelling. The children observed were early signers using Swedish Sign Language (SSL) in communication with teachers and peers. This study centres on the functions of fingerspelling in the children's everyday…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Longitudinal Studies, Ethnography
Quinto-Pozos, David; Singleton, Jenny L.; Hauser, Peter C. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2017
This article describes the case of a deaf native signer of American Sign Language (ASL) with a specific language impairment (SLI). School records documented normal cognitive development but atypical language development. Data include school records; interviews with the child, his mother, and school professionals; ASL and English evaluations; and a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Impairments, Deafness, American Sign Language
Williams, Cheri; Mayer, Connie – Review of Educational Research, 2015
The authors conducted an integrative review of the research literature on the writing development, writing instruction, and writing assessment of young deaf children ages 3 to 8 years (or preschool through third grade) published between 1990 and 2012. A total of 17 studies were identified that met inclusion criteria. The analysis examined research…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Evaluation, Young Children
Roos, Carin – Deafness and Education International, 2013
This paper presents a study of children's use of fingerspelling. It is part of a larger longitudinal ethnographic study of deaf children, who were 3-6 years old when the study started. They are early signers using Swedish Sign Language in communication with teachers and peers. The aim of this paper is to examine the different functions which…
Descriptors: Young Children, Deafness, Ethnography, Longitudinal Studies
Golos, Debbie B. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2010
Over time children's educational television has successfully modified programming to incorporate research-based strategies to facilitate learning and engagement during viewing. However, research has been limited on whether these same strategies would work with preschool deaf children viewing videos in American Sign Language. In a descriptive…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Deafness, Educational Television, American Sign Language

Padden, Carol A.; Le Master, Barbara – Sign Language Studies, 1985
Reports on a study of the acquisition of fingerspelling, a manual system for representing the alphabet, by young deaf children whose first language is American Sign Language. Describes the system of fingerspelling and its use in the American deaf community and discusses the interaction of fingerspelling and signed language. (SED)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Acquisition

Maxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
Examination of a profoundly deaf child's fingerspelling in more than 100 hours of interaction videotaped at intervals over six years revealed a gradual acquisition of the rules for fingerspelling and knowledge of the relation of fingerspelling to signs and to printed and spoken words. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Acquisition, Language Processing
Swanwick, Ruth; Watson, Linda – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2005
The study of deaf children's early literacy raises fundamental issues about their access to language, experiences of early interaction and literacy development. However, we currently understand very little about how young deaf children develop literacy skills given their exceptional linguistic circumstances. This review explores early literacy…
Descriptors: Speech, Oral Language, Emergent Literacy, Bilingualism

Maxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1987
Two deaf children of deaf parents were studied over a period of several years for their acquisition of "-ing", "-'s"; "-s", "-d", and the particle "to." Although the children soon perceived the signed forms of these morphemes, they were slow to understand the function of the morphemes. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Deafness, English, Finger Spelling

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