The role of sign language for deaf children with cochlear implants: Good practice in sign bilingual settings

Deafness and Education International

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 214-231

  Swanwick, Ruth ^a   Tsverik, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Good practice; Sign bilingual education; Sign language

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749171850     PISSN: 14643154     EISSN: 1557069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dei.226     Document Type: Article

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