Sign and Oral Language Development of Preschool Hearing Children of Deaf Parents in Comparison with Their Mothers' Communication System

1982 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi B. Schiff-Myers
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Communication System ◽  
Oral Language Development ◽  
Deaf Parents ◽  
Hearing Children

Communication Problems in Hearing Children of Deaf Parents

1976 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi B. Schiff ◽  
Ira M. Ventry
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Oral Language Development ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Language Difficulty ◽  
Deaf Parents ◽  
Language Problems

Fifty-two children who had deaf parents and were thought to have normal hearing were evaluated for speech, hearing, and language problems. Standardized tests, audiological evaluations, and informal conversation and play techniques were used. Of the 52 children of deaf parents, less than half were considered to be developing speech and language normally and 12% had previously undiagnosed hearing loss. The prevalence of speech and language problems and hearing losses is higher in this population than in the population at large. The children appeared to be using two systems to communicate, one with hearing people and one with the deaf. Of the children having some speech and language difficulty, approximately half had problems that were not associated with other known physiological or environmental factors that might affect speech and language. Although there were no children of intelligible mothers who had speech and language problems, there were children developing normally who had parents whose speech intelligibility was poor. Contrary to indications in the literature, speech and language problems did not disappear after the children entered school. A large number of school-age children as well as preschoolers appeared to be having speech and language problems. The amount of time spent with hearing adults during the preschool years or the presence of older normal-hearing and -speaking siblings did not seem related to speech and language difficulty. However, when an elder sibling had speech and language difficulty, the younger siblings tended to have similar problems. The relationship between sign and oral language development is ambiguous, but there is no indication that the use of sign language deters oral language development. In view of the high incidence of communication problems in this population, annual audiological evaluations and counseling of deaf parents concerning aspects of hearing loss and normal language development are recommended. The problems encountered in providing therapy are discussed.

Syntactic Development in the Oral Language of Learning Disabled and Normal Students at the Intermediate and Secondary Level

1983 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle B. Simms ◽  
W. Donald Crump
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Oral Language Development ◽  
Normally Achieving ◽  
Density Score ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
Syntactic Development ◽  
Two Indices

Syntax is a crucial component of oral language development. Frequently, learning disabled children's oral language development is characterized by syntax problems. Hence, since deviations in oral language development may form the basis for identification of learning disabilities, adequate indices of oral language development are needed. The purpose of this study was to explore two indices of syntactic development in oral language, the T-unit and the Syntactic Density Score. Learning disabled students and a matched group of normally achieving peers were compared on these indices at four age levels. Results are reported for each measure along with a discussion and implications.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF EARLY MANUAL INSTRUCTION ON THE ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DEAF CHILDREN

1992 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
pp. 1360-1365,1479
Author(s):  
MASAKO NOTOYA ◽  
SHIGETADA SUZSUKI ◽  
HIROMI TEDORIYA ◽  
MITSURU FURUKAWA
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Oral Language Development
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