听力家庭的双语聋儿童的语言和认知发展:三个案例研究
Diane Lillo-Martin1, Deborah Chen Pichler2, Elaine Gale3
1Department of Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 28, 2025
概括
能听到的父母学习美国手语 (ASL) 可以成功地支持他们聋子的早期语言和认知发展. 这项研究显示,双语聋儿的语言表现强,以及适合其年龄的认知能力.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学
- 语言学
- 聋人教育
背景情况:
- 听障儿童可能会经历与早期语言接触有限相关的认知迟缓.
- 强大的早期语言输入,例如通过美国手语 (ASL),假设可以减轻这些延迟.
研究的目的:
- 调查使用ASL的新手听力父母是否能充分支持聋子儿童的早期语言和认知发展.
- 评估ASL-英语双语对语言和认知结果的影响.
主要方法:
- 在听力家庭中使用ASL和英语的三个聋子儿童的案例研究.
- 一位专家支持ASL的发展.
- 评估一般认知,执行功能,美国手语和英语词汇,以及整体语言能力.
主要成果:
- 孩子们在美国手语和英语中表现出很强的语言发展.
- 认知能力的发展与年龄相适应,
- 尽管家长是新手ASL学习者,但观察到积极的结果.
结论:
- 新手的ASL手语家长可以在聋子孩子中培养成功的ASL-英语双语.
- 即使是新手手语的早期语言支持, 也为认知和语言成长提供了坚实的基础.
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