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ERIC Number: EJ442987
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0952-3383
Exploring Sign Use in Two Settings.
Grove, Nicola; McDougall, Sine
British Journal of Special Education, v18 n4 p149-56 Dec 1991
The use of Makaton signs was investigated with 49 British children (ages 4-13) with severe learning difficulties. Teacher-directed settings were associated with more use of signs but limited pragmatic functions. Free play settings were associated with less sign use but more varied functions. In both settings, most spoken and signed language was addressed to adults. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Expressive Language, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Moderate Mental Retardation, Nonverbal Communication, Play, Pragmatics, Severe Mental Retardation, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Great Britain; Makaton Vocabulary