Private Sign and Literacy Development in Preschoolers with Hearing Loss.

Cook, John H.; Harrison, Melody

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ERIC Number: EJ516210

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Private Sign and Literacy Development in Preschoolers with Hearing Loss.

Cook, John H.; Harrison, Melody

Sign Language Studies, n88 p201-26 Fall 1995

Examines private sign in preschoolers with hearing loss who are rated most and least advanced in literacy development. Teachers and parents/primary caregivers were surveyed to collect data on the use of private sign in these two groups. The majority of children with signing skills exhibited private sign in classroom and home contexts. (37 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Graphs, Hypothesis Testing, Language Aptitude, Literacy, Preschool Children, Questionnaires, Rating Scales, Sampling, Sign Language, Surveys

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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