Effects of Manual Signing on Communicative Verbalizations by Toddlers with and without Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms.

DiCarlo, Cynthia F.; Stricklin, Sarintha; Banajee, Meher; Reid, Dennis H.

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ERIC Number: EJ632587

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Effects of Manual Signing on Communicative Verbalizations by Toddlers with and without Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms.

DiCarlo, Cynthia F.; Stricklin, Sarintha; Banajee, Meher; Reid, Dennis H.

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v26 n2 p120-26 Sum 2001

Evaluation of effects of manual signing on toddlers' verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviors in an inclusive preschool found that teacher signing was accompanied by increases in communicative interactions by toddlers with and without disabilities. No reductive effects on communicative verbalizations were observed for either group. (Contains six references.) (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Inclusive Schools, Language Acquisition, Manual Communication, Preschool Education, Sign Language, Social Integration, Toddlers, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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