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A ministry of (not-so-silly) walks: Investigating classifier handshapes for animate referents in DGS

open access: yesOpen Linguistics
Across sign languages, classifier predicates depict the movement, location, or manipulation of (in-)animate entities. Each classifier predicate contains a classifier handshape that represents a referent based on one or more of its salient semantic and/or
Lettow Isabeau, Loos Cornelia
doaj   +1 more source

Postponement of the Newborn Hearing Screening during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Parental Experiences and Worries

open access: yesInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening
Early identification of hearing loss through newborn hearing screening followed by an early start of intervention has proven to be effective in promoting speech and language development in children with hearing loss. During the COVID-19 pandemic, newborn
Rosanne B. van der Zee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shared Reading Activities: A Recommendation For Deaf Children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
There should be a focus on fun in shared reading activities with preschoolers in order to prepare them for later literacy, particularly those at risk of a poor foundation in a first language (L1), including deaf children (here “deaf” covers hard of ...
Mirus, G., Napoli, Donna Jo
core   +1 more source

Implementation of Federal and State Policies for Students Identified With or at‐Risk for Dyslexia in Ohio

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reveals constructs that determine how federal and state policies for identification of and services for students with dyslexia are implemented in three Ohio suburban public schools. The research questions guiding this study were: (a) How do K–12 public educators interpret federal and state policies for the identification of students
Rebecca Tolson
wiley   +1 more source

Early exposure to both sign and spoken language for children who are deaf or hard of hearing: Might it help spoken language development? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The literature on the benefits and deficits of bilingualism is reviewed with an emphasis on sign/spoken bilingualism and on the population of deaf or hard of hearing children.
Farber, Stephanie
core   +1 more source

The Contribution of Verbal Working Memory to Deaf Children’s Oral and Written Production

open access: yesJournal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2015
This study investigated the contribution of verbal working memory to the oral and written story production of deaf children. Participants were 29 severely to profoundly deaf children aged 8–13 years and 29 hearing controls, matched for grade level.
B. Arfé, Cristina Rossi, Silvia Sicoli
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Childhood Family Conflict on Adolescents' Startle Reactivity to Threat: The Moderating Role of Sensory Processing Sensitivity

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Chronic familial conflict is known to hinder the development of adaptive stress responding in adolescents. However, there are differences in how individuals respond to familial conflict, which may be explained by the temperament trait of Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS).
Sophia A. Bibb   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guideline-concordant cancer screening among Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) Puerto Ricans who use American Sign Language

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology
IntroductionPuerto Ricans who are Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) and use sign language are excluded from cancer screening surveillance systems that are conducted primarily in English or Spanish.
David T. Bruno   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cochlear Implantation and Facial Nerve Stimulation: Clinical and Anatomic Correlations

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
One rare complication of cochlear implantation (CI) is facial nerve stimulation (FNS) and in this study the location and insertion depths for electrode contacts causing FNS was analyzed, and the anatomical variance of the human facial nerve canal (FNC) was explored to elucidate the mechanisms underlying FNS.
Karin Hallin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language and culture in the Deaf community: a case study in a South African special school

open access: yesPer Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2017
An ethnographic case study on Deaf culture was done at the Thiboloha Special School in a rural area of the Free State province in South Africa. Two Deaf learners and three Deaf teaching assistants participated in this study.
Stander, Marga , Mcilroy, Guy
doaj   +1 more source

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