Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel
Deaf children learning to sign
It used to be thought that deaf children had a language difficulty. Research we have carried out on deaf children in deaf families from the age of three months, indicates that deaf children learn sign language as effectively as hearing children learn to speak. In contrast, deaf children from hearing homes, even in signing programmes at school lag behind in the acquisition of sign language even up to the age of 11 years. Some initial intervention work has been carried out with families to introduce sign language earlier and several possible means of improving the language environment of deaf children are explored in this paper.
- Umfang
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Seite(n): 27-37
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Anmerkungen
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Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
- Erschienen in
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ETD - Educação Temática Digital, 2(3)
- Thema
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Bildung und Erziehung
Sonderpädagogik
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Kyle, Jim
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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2001
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-105327
- Rechteinformation
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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Objekttyp
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Beteiligte
- Kyle, Jim
Entstanden
- 2001