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ERIC Number: EJ295197
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Use of Sign by Deaf Children: The Opinions of a Deaf Community.
Stewart, David A.
American Annals of the Deaf, v128 n7 p878-83 Dec 1983
Responses of 162 deaf adults to an interview survey indicated findings including that sign language should be learned at an early age, before speech; that language should be acquired bilingually; and that American Sign Language and English signs should form the basis of the two languages. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Interviews, Sign Language, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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