Development of Communicative Behavior as a Precursor of Spoken Language in Hearing Infants, With Implications for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Infants
Development of Communicative Behavior as a Precursor of Spoken Language in Hearing Infants, With Implications for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Infants
The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First, it outlines an approach to the development of expressive and communicative behavior of typically developing hearing infants until the onset of single-word utterances. It argues that expressive and communicative actions are organized as a complex and cooperative system with other elements of the infant's physiology, behavior and the social environment. Second, it discusses implications of the findings for deaf and hard-of-hearing infants. By integrating the deafness-related issues, the chapter provides a source of information to chart directions for future research about spoken language development in deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Keywords: spoken language, hearing infants, communicative behavior
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