infant "sign"

[Margaret Friend]

Hi,

I had trouble accessing the site suggested below so here are some
relevant references taken from Linda Acredolo's vita pasted below.

Best,
Margaret Friend, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
San Diego State University

Goodwyn, S. W. & Acredolo, L. P. (1993). Symbolic gesture versus word:
Is there a modality advantage for onset of symbol use? Child Development
, 64, 688-701.

Goodwyn, S.W., & Acredolo, L. P. (1998). Encouraging symbolic gestures:
Effects on the relationship between gesture and speech. In J. Iverson &
S. Goldin-Meadows (Eds.) The nature and functions of gesture in
children’s communication. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Acredolo, L. P., Goodwyn, S.W., Horobin, K., & Emmons, Y. D. (2000). The
signs and sounds of early language development. In C. Tamis-LeMonda & L.
Balter (Eds.), Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues (pp.
116-139). New York: Psychology Press.

Goodwyn, S.W., Acredolo, L.P., & Brown, C. (2000). Impact of symbolic
gesturing on early language development. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.,
24, 81-103.

Namy, L., Acredolo, L.P., & Goodwyn, S.W. (2000). Verbal labels and
gestural routines in parental communication with young children. Journal
of Nonverbal Behavior, 24, 63-79.



Diane Pesco wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>
>--
>
>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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