… of hearing parents, due to better parental tuning to the deaf child. … deaf children of deaf
parents who are either native users of sign language or native users of spoken language and deaf …

… At both theoretical and methodological levels, we have to remember that much of the
research on sign language development in deaf children concerns the earliest stages of …

… sign language and (2) that listening and spoken language are necessary for optimal development
of deaf children. … discussed) for providing a sign language-rich environment, research …

… language more naturally rather than spoken language. This evidence allows us to describe
how deaf children acquire sign language … between deaf and hearing children occur in the …

… A second property of the typical language-learning environment is that the input is auditory.
… the deaf children of deaf parents, who are exposed from birth to a sign language. For these …

… -signing implanted deaf children found sign language to significantly benefit cognitive
outcomes, leading the authors to suggest that “the use of sign language before cochlear implants …

… sign language as a second language. One of our long-term patients who has excellent
spoken language skills, in fact, is taking a sign language … language will only occur if the child …

… This investigation focuses primarily on deaf children who use signed language with each
other and with their teachers and who attend special classes with other deaf children. …

… acquiring it as a first language is still in its metaphorical … of deaf children’s acquisition of
specific sign language … the development of sign language in deaf children, beginning in …

… of continuous, user– independent sign language recognition in classroom settings. Our …
deaf children playing a Wizard of Oz version of the game at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf (…