Natural sign languages of deaf communities are acquired on the same time scale as that of
spoken languages if children have access to fluent signers providing input from birth. Infants …

This article is the third in a series of eight articles that comprise this special issue on family-
centered early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families …

Objective To examine whether children who are deaf or hard of hearing who have hearing
parents can develop age-level vocabulary skills when they have early exposure to a sign …

The hypothesis that children surpass adults in long-term second-language proficiency is
accepted as evidence for a critical period for language. However, the scope and nature of a …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether and how learning American Sign
Language (ASL) is associated with spoken English skills in a sample of ASL–English …

Purpose Deaf children are frequently reported to be at risk for difficulties in executive
function (EF); however, the literature is divided over whether these difficulties are the result …

The influence of early language and communication experiences on lifelong health
outcomes is receiving increased public health attention. Most deaf children have non …

In this article, we review the influence of early social interaction on the development of
executive function and language in infants. We first define social interaction, executive …

Objective: Children who are hard of hearing (CHH) experience delays in spoken language
and executive function, but the mechanisms for these deficits remain unresolved …

Bilingual bimodalism is a great benefit to deaf children at home and in schooling. Deaf
signing children perform better overall than non-signing deaf children, regardless of whether …