Deaf Individuals’ Bilingual Abilities: American Sign Language Proficiency, Reading Skills, and Family Characteristics
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Brittany L. Freel, M. Diane Clark, Melissa L. Anderson, Gizelle L. Gilbert, Millicent M. Musyoka, Peter C. Hauser Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning, Washington, DC, USA; Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA; National Technical Institute of the Deaf / Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA. Email: [email protected] Received October 11, 2010; revised November 2, 2010; accepted December 10, 2010.
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