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ERIC Number: EJ335835
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Using the Known to Teach the Unknown.
Schneiderman, Ellen
American Annals of the Deaf, v131 n1 p51-52 Mar 1986
The article describes a language program for junior and senior high school deaf students in which American Sign Language was used to teach English language skills. Two examples illustrate the ways in which students use what they already know to approach new learning situations. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, English Instruction, Language Acquisition, Secondary Education, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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