Literacy in the homes of young deaf children: Common and distinct features of spoken language and sign bilingual environments

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-78

  Swanwick, Ruth ^a   Watson, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

deaf children; language and communication; literacy development; sign bilingual homes; spoken language homes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247138971     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468798405050594     Document Type: Article

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