Sign Language Skills
Conditions
Keywords
sign language, deaf, instruction
Brief summary
Deaf children between ages of 4-10 will provide pre and post data by responding to three prompts in sign language and written language at the beginning and end of a year. This data will provide information on the developmental trends and characteristics of deaf children who will receive SISI the following year.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBusiness-as-usual instruction
Deaf children are receiving business-as-usual instruction in sign language in deaf education programs.
Sponsors
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Deaf children between 4 and 10 years old attending deaf education programs
Exclusion criteria
* Non-deaf children
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sign Language Skills | From enrollment to the end of treatment 9 academic months later. | Deaf children's sign language skills will be evaluated. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Written Language Skills | From enrollment to the end of treatment 9 academic months later. | Deaf children's written language skills will be evaluated. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed