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Peer reviewedAndrews, Jean F.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
An instructional prereading using American Sign Language (ASL) was effective in improving the ability of 7 prelingually deaf children (ages 11 and 12) to understand and retell a story after reading it in print. A six-step procedure for using the ASL technique is explained. Other applications of the technique and its appropriateness for public…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Classroom Techniques, Congenital Impairments, Deafness
