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The Use of ASL to Support the Development of English and Literacy

Wilbur, R. B.·2000·Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
DOI 10.1093/deafed/5.1.81
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The purpose of this article is to review research dealing with the use of ASL in teaching English and literacy. I review some of the literature (and direct readers to additional sources) that indicates that early learning of ASL need not create concerns for future development of English structure, speech, or other cognitive skills. I also suggest ways in which ASL can contribute directly to developing more of the highlevel skills needed for fluent reading and writing. The global benefit of learning ASL as a first language is that it creates a standard bilingual situation in which teachers and learners can take advantage of one language to assist in acquiring the other and in the transfer of general knowledge. As part of this discussion, I compare English and ASL as natural languages for similarities and differences.

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Authors
Wilbur, R. B.
Venue
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2000-01-01
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
81-104
ISSN
  • 1081-4159 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-7325
DOI
10.1093/deafed/5.1.81
OpenAlex
W2154705810
Cited by
181
References
97
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (8317572)
  • Harvard University
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Reading
  • National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Hearing Impairment and Communication
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Keywords
American Sign Language, English language learning, literacy development, bilingualism, sign language as first language, reading and writing skills, language transfer, deaf education

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