Using the Adapted Flemish Sign Language Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist

Autor/inn/en	Wille, Beatrijs; Allen, Thomas; Van Lierde, Kristiane; Van Herreweghe, Mieke
Titel	Using the Adapted Flemish Sign Language Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist
Quelle	In: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 25 (2020) 2, S.188-198 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-4159
DOI	10.1093/deafed/enz039
Schlagwörter	Sign Language; Linguistic Input; Deafness; Foreign Countries; Language Acquisition; Check Lists; Toddlers; Native Language; Second Language Learning; Parent Child Relationship; Hearing (Physiology); Prior Learning; Clinical Diagnosis; Standards; Infants; Language Usage; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gebärdensprache; Sprachbildung; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Ausland; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Checkliste; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Gehör; Hören; Vorkenntnisse; Standard; Toddlers; Sprachgebrauch; Belgien
Abstract	This study addresses the topic of visual communication and early sign language acquisition in deaf children with a Flemish Sign Language (Vlaamse Gebarentaal or VGT) input. Results are obtained through a checklist focusing on sign-exposed deaf children's visual communication and early sign language acquisition: the adapted VGT Visual Communication and Sign Language checklist. The purpose is to obtain the first detailed picture of these children's visual and early VGT acquisition and to determine the optimal support for the checklist's ongoing standardization process. At the time of testing, all children were 24-months old and had been diagnosed with a severe or profound hearing loss before the age of 6 months. Half of the children were being raised in deaf families with native VGT exposure, while the other half were from hearing families with no prior VGT knowledge. All parents declared VGT accessibility to the child and that they used VGT in the home. Resulting from this study is the identification of five early visual communication items as being potentially good indicators of later (sign) language development. Further, concerns were put forward on the lack of ongoing visual, communication, and language support for deaf children and their parents in Flanders. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01