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Peer reviewedAkamatsu, C. Tane; Stewart, David A.; Becker, Betsy Jane – American Annals of the Deaf, 2000
A four-year study explored face-to-face English competence of five students (ages 7-12) with deafness participating in a study of teachers' use of English-based signing. Grammatical forms similar in English and American Sign Language were initially more readily produced when tested for in English and students showed consistently higher attainment…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Competence, Deafness, Elementary Education
