Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 1996
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Timothy W. Young
Second Committee Member
Franklin D. Carlson
Third Committee Member
Frederick Abel
Abstract
The effect of combining Signing Exact English signs with verbal practice of sight words was studied with students having low mild to moderate mental retardation. Five students with IQ scores ranging from untestable to 65 were shown sight words printed on cards. Words were divided into two treatment groups. Treatments included sight word instruction which involved simultaneously signing the word while saying it and sight word instruction without signing. Analysis of the data allows acceptance of the null hypothesis which states signing will have no effect on acquisition of sight words. However, results varied widely between individual students. Recommendations from the conclusions are presented.
Recommended Citation
Milton, Marilyn Ardene, "The Effect of Simultaneous Signing and Pronouncing of Printed Words on Recall of Sight Words by Students with Mental Retardation" (1996). All Graduate Projects. 487.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/487