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Title: An infant with a hearing impairment is exposed to sign language in the home. We can expect that this ...
Post by: gcd99br on Aug 19, 2019
An infant with a hearing impairment is exposed to sign language in the home. We can expect that this infant will most likely:

▸ babble and produce words gesturally more often than vocally.

▸ show little understanding of sign language during this period, since it is a highly abstract symbol system that even adults find challenging to learn.

▸ learn to use signs to communicate effectively with peers as she nears 18 months of age.

▸ use primitive, playful gestures to emulate sign language, but these will as yet have no meaning.


Title: An infant with a hearing impairment is exposed to sign language in the home. We can expect that this ...
Post by: jrhome1985! on Aug 19, 2019
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