| Title: |
The Acquisition, Construction and Use of American Sign Language: A Seminar for Teachers and Paraprofessionals Working with Non-Signing Severely-Handicapped Children. |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Rittenhouse, Robert K.; Myers, James J.; Hope School for Blind, Multiply-Handicapped Children, Springfield, IL.; Illinois State Univ., Normal. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
18 |
| Publication Date: |
1978 |
| Document Type: |
Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: |
American Sign Language; Cognitive Processes; Language Acquisition; Manual Communication; Seminars; Severe Disabilities |
| Geographic Terms: |
U.S.; Illinois |
| Abstract: |
The document reports on a seminar sponsored by the West Central Region for Low-Incident Handicapped Children, on the acquisition, construction, and use of American Sign Language with severely handicapped children. Topics addressed include the cognitive preconditions to language, sign formational rules, the structure of sign, and American Sign Language and its derivatives. (DLS) |
| Notes: |
Seminar sponsored by the West Central Illinois Regional Program for Handicapped Children |
| Journal Code: |
RIEJUL1979 |
| Entry Date: |
1979 |
| Accession Number: |
ED166881 |
| Database: |
ERIC |