ERIC Number: EJ264360
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Use of Sign Alone and Sign Plus Speech in Language Training of Nonverbal Autistic Children.
Creekmore, Nancy N.
Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), v6 n4 p45-55 Win 1982
The article presents a summary of the language characteristics of autistic children and relates them to existing research supporting both sign alone and sign plus speech as viable training modes. Procedures for determining the optimal sign teaching mode for a given child are also discussed. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Autism, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Sign Language, Speech Communication, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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