An exploratory reading intervention using ASL stories, some with no visual handshape
rhymes and others with handshape rhymes, to foster English print vocabulary was …

The effectiveness of using American Sign Language (ASL) handshape stories to teach word
recognition in whole stories using a descriptive case study approach was explored. Four …

Given the novelty of ASL in Deaf education, there is still much to explore about the specific
techniques used to foster Deaf children's language development. The use of ASL rhyme and …

Early language acquisition is critical for lifelong success in language, literacy, and academic
studies. There is much to explore about the specific techniques used to foster deaf children's …

An exploratory study was implemented with bilingual deaf children using a quasi-
experimental pre-and posttest design with a 10-week American Sign Language (ASL) and …

Bilingual education programs for deaf children have long asserted that American Sign
Language (ASL) is a better language of instruction English-like signing because ASL is a …

For signing deaf children in Taiwan, reading Chinese script is difficult and many are reading
below their hearing peers. Word recognition skills play an important role to becoming a …

ACOMMENTARY on Williams's (2012) invited article on the use of adapted vocabulary
learning interventions focuses on three areas:(a) Vocabulary interventions with storybook …

Nursery rhymes in American Sign Language (ASL) can be used in parent-infant and early
childhood programs to support early acquisition of sign language, ASL literacy, and …

We tested the hypothesis that syntactic and narrative comprehension of a natural sign
language can serve as the linguistic basis for skilled reading. Thirty-one adults who were …