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ERIC Number: EJ252617
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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The Development of Referential Communication in Deaf and Hearing Children: Competence and Style.
Alegria, Jesus
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v4 n3 p295-312 Sep 1981
Examined the development of communicative competence in deaf children and its interactions with use of communicative gestures and/or words. Data indicated (1) the use of communicative gestures increased with age while speech remained constant; and (2) the number of gestures used correlated with communicative accuracy. Difficulty level influenced number of gestures. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Deafness, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Manual Communication, Nonverbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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