infant "sign"

[Diane Pesco]

Hi,
I understand you are interested in signs, not ASL ... but I suspect a
recent literature review sponsored by the
The Canadian Language and Literacy Network on training infants to use
sign might include the information you're looking for...maybe the
Acredolo and Goodwyn research on "symbolic gesturing" cited there??
Downloadable at
www.cllrnet.ca/Docs/Programs/ GraduateStudentResearchReviews/2003/CRR.pdf
Diane Pesco


Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith wrote:

> I have been asked to find out what serious sceintific studies have
> been done on the effects of teaching hearing infants to use "signs" (I
> am not talking about the real language, ASL or BSL, but a list of
> lexical signs taught to "advance infant communication skills" before
> they are able to vocalise).
>
> I'd appreciate refs, abstracts of refs, of scientific studies, as well
> as any personal experiences.
> Rather urgent please.
> Many thanks, and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL,
> Annette K-S
>
>

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Diane Pesco
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
McGill University
dpesco2 at po-box.mcgill.ca
tel. 514-398-4102
fax. 514-398-8123


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