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ERIC Number: EJ299645
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Effects of Parental Deafness and Early Exposure to Manual Communication on the Cognitive Skills, English Language Skill, and Field Independence of Young Deaf Adults.
Parasnis, Ila
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v26 n4 p588-94 Dec 1983
Differential effects of parental deafness and early exposure to manual communication were not observed in the cognitive and communication performance of the 38 experimental subjects. Furthermore, the Delayed sign language group performed significantly better than the early American Sign Language group on tests of speech perception and speech intelligibility. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Congenital Impairments, Deafness, Language Acquisition, Manual Communication, Parent Background, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Field Independence