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Baby Sign Language Research
Over the last two decades there has been numerous research conducted
around the topic of baby sign language. Below is a list of studies/research/articles
on baby sign language that highlight the various benefits of using baby
sign language in your home or childcare centre.
Using Sign Language With Hearing Children (Babies,
Pre-School & Primary aged Children)
Acredolo & Goodwyn:
Acredolo & Goodwyn conducted over twenty years of research on the
benefits of using simple hand movements with pre-verbal babies. Below
is a link to their three main studies:
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Susan Goodwyn, Linda Acredolo, and Catherine Brown
(2000). Impact of symbolic gesturing on early language development.
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 24 (2), pp. 81-103.
Article -
Impact of Symbolic Gesturing on early language development |
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Acredolo, L. P., & Goodwyn, S.W. (July 2000). The long-term
impact of symbolic gesturing during infancy on IQ at age 8. Paper
presented at the meetings of the International Society for Infant
Studies, Brighton, UK.
Article -
The long-term impact of symbolic gesturing during infancy on IQ
at age 8 |
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Brie Moore, Linda Acredolo, & Susan Goodwyn (April 2001).
Symbolic gesturing and joint attention: Partners in facilitating
verbal development. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of
the Society for Research in Child Development.
Article - Symbolic
gesturing and joint attention |
Marilyn Daniels:
Dr. Marilyn Daniels, a professor of communication arts and sciences at
Penn State University, is a distinguished researcher and a recognized
authority of studying the benefits of teaching sign language to children
in preschool through sixth grade. Below are a list of her studies, books
and journal entries:
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"ASL as a Possible
Factor in the Acquisition of English for Hearing Children,"
Sign Language Studies, 1993, Vol. 78, pp. 23-29. |
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"The Effect of Sign Language
on Hearing Children's Language Development," Communication
Education, 1994, Vol. 43:4, pp. 291-298. |
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"Words More Powerful Than Sound,"
Sign Language Studies, 1994, Vol. 83, pp. 155-166. |
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"Nonverbal Language and Manual
Speech," The Speech Communication Annual, 1994, Vol. 8, p.
51-60. |
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"Seeing Language: The Effect
Overtime of Sign Language on Vocabulary Development in Early Childhood
Education," Child Study Journal, 1996, Vol. 26:3, pp. 193-208. |
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"Previously Masked Concepts:
The Communicative Role of Language in Deaf and Hearing Cultures,"
Ohio Speech Journal, 1996, Vol. 34, pp. 1-15. |
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"Bilingual, Bimodel Education
for Hearing Kindergarten Students," Sign Language Studies,
1996, Vol. 90, pp. 25-37. |
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"Teacher Enrichment of Prekindergarten
Curriculum with Sign Language," Journal of Research in Childhood
Education, 1997, Vol. 12:1, pp. 27-33. |
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Sign Language Advantage. Sign Language
Studies. Vol.2:1, 2001, pp.5-19.
Sign Education: A Communication Tool for Young Learners. Speech
Communication Association of Pennsylvania Annual. Vol.LVII, 2001,
pp.77-95. |
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Reading Signs: A Way to Promote Early
Childhood Literacy. Communication Teacher. Vol. 16:2, 2002, pp.32-38. |
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Using A Signed Language as a Second
Language for Kindergarten Students. Child Study Journal. Vol.33:1,
2003, 2003, pp. 53-70. |
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Happy Hands: The Effect of ASL on
Hearing Children's Literacy. Reading Research and Instruction. Vol.
44:1 Fall 2004, pp.86-100. |
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Deaf President Now and American Sign
Language: Seeing Rhetoric. Pennsylvania Communication Association
Annual. 2005, (in press). |
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The Silent Signs of Learning: ASL
in a Special Needs Class. Child Study Journal. 2005, (in press). |
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Daniels, M. (2001). Dancing with Words:
Signing for Hearing Children's Literacy. Westport, Connecticut:
Bergin and Garvey. |
Other Researchers & Articles:
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Wilson, R., Teague, J.,
and Teague, M. (1985). The Use of Signing and Fingerspelling to
Improve Spelling Performance with Hearing Children. Reading Psychology,
4, 267-273. |
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Hafer, J. (1986). Signing For Reading
Success. Washington D.C.: Clerc Books, Gallaudet University Press. |
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Koehler, L., and Loyd, L. (September
1986). Using Fingerspelling/Manual Signs to Facilitate Reading and
Spelling. Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative
and Alternative Communication. (4'th Cardiff Wales). |
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“The Effect of Singing Paired
with Signing on Receptive Vocabulary Skills of Elementary ESL Students”,
Heather A. Schunk, Journal of Music Therapy: Vol. 36, No 2, pp.
110-124. |
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Sign
Language: The Best Second Language? By Steve Kokette |
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Hearing
Students, Sign Language, and Music: A Valuable Combination By
Steve Kokette |
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"Sign, Baby, Sign!" by Kristin
Snoddon, Article in World Federation of Deaf News, May 2000, pp.
16-17.
http://www.handspeak.com/tour/kids/index.php?kids=signbabysign |
Using Sign Language With Children Who Have Reading Disabilities:
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Vernon, M., Coley, J., Hafer, J., and Dubois, J.
(April 1980). Using Sign Language to Remediate Severe Reading Problems.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 13, 215-218. |
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Blackburn, D., Vonvillian, J., and Ashby, R. (January 1984).
Manual Communication as an Alternative Mode of Language Instruction
for Children with Severe Reading Disabilities. Language, Speech
and Hearing Services in Schools, 15, 22-31. |
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Carney, J., Cioffi, G., and Raymond, W. (Spring 1985). Using
Sign Language For Teaching Sight Words. Teaching Exceptional Children.
214-217. |
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Sensenig, L., Topf, B., and Mazeika, E. (June 1989). Sign Language
Facilitation of Reading with Students Classified as Trainable Mentally
Handicapped. Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 121-125. |
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