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Using Sign Language With Hearing Preschool Children, Jamie E. Johnson
Using Sign Language With Hearing Preschool Children, Jamie E. Johnson
Graduate Research Papers
The purposed of this review is to examine the effects of using American Sign Language (ASL) with hearing preschool children without disabilities. The research examined the effects on cognitive skills, fine motor skills, IQ, student behavior, and memory when American Sign Language is implemented into a preschool classroom. A variety of sources were examined and synthesized to provide the reader with informational data and recommendations.
Sign To Learn : Sign Language As A Teaching Tool In Hearing Classrooms, Angela M. Schneden
Sign To Learn : Sign Language As A Teaching Tool In Hearing Classrooms, Angela M. Schneden
Graduate Research Papers
This project examines using sign language as a multisensory learning tool in hearing classrooms. Included is a brief history of sign language in the United States as well as a review of different types of sign language. This project provides a rationale for incorporating sign language into the hearing classroom by examining the relationship between sign and gains in literacy achievement. The primary goal of using sign language in the classroom is for students to become better readers, writers, and spellers. This will be accomplished by teaching students to fingerspell and sign sight words. Research detailing use of sign in …