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Preface and Acknowledgments / John D. Bonvillian and William Boone Bonvillian -- Postscript -- 1. Introduction / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Addressing Concerns about Sign-Communication ; Training and Teaching ; Special Populations ; The Simplified Sign System ; Goals, Clarifications, and Recommendations ; Other Potential Users of the Simplified Sign System ; Contents and Structure of the Two Volumes -- 2. Use of Manual Signs and Gestures by Hearing Persons: Historical Perspectives / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; The Origins of Language ; Signs as a Natural and Universal Form of Communication ; Gestural and Sign Use Cross-Culturally ; Sign Communication in North America ; Europeans in the New World and their Communicative Interactions through Signs ; Early European Gestural Communication ; Concluding Remarks -- 3. Deaf Persons and Sign Languages / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Deaf Education and the Recognition of Sign Languages ; Sign Production ; Different Sign Languages and Obstacles to Sign Communication Worldwide ; Unique Aspects of Sign Languages ; Iconic Signs ; Sign Language Acquisition ; Concluding Remarks -- 4. Sign Communication in Persons with an Intellectual Disability or with Cerebral Palsy / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; An Early Study Intellectual Disability ; Cerebral Palsy ; Recommendations for Enhancing the Sign-Learning Environment ; Selecting Signs -- 5. Childhood Autism and Sign Communication / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Childhood Autism ; Sign-Communication Training and Teaching ; Dispelling Myths ; Teaching Generalization and Spontaneous Communication Skills ; Motor and Imitation Abilities ; Other Non-Oral Approaches ; Evaluative Comments -- 6. Sign-Communication Intervention in Adults and Children with Aphasia / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Introduction to Aphasia and Apraxia ; Sign-Communication Training Outcomes ; Sign Facilitation of Spoken Language ; Acquired Childhood Aphasia and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome ; Developmental Language Disorder and Childhood Apraxia of Speech ; Concluding Remarks -- 7. Use of Manual Signs and Gestures by Hearing Persons: Contemporary Perspectives / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Teaching Signs to Hearing Infants of Hearing Parents ; Socioeconomic Intervention Programs and Language ; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Academic Settings ; Using Manual Signs to Improve Reading Comprehension ; Facilitating Foreign Language Vocabulary Acquisition ; Learning to Sign May Positively Affect One's Cognitive Abilities ; Concluding Remarks -- 8. Development of the Simplified Sign System / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Background Information ; Step One: Iconic Sign Selection ; Step Two: Sign Formation Modification ; Step Three: Testing of Simplified Signs with Undergraduate Students ; Step Four: Comparison Testing of Simplified Signs ; Step Five: Feedback from Users ; Step Six: Memory Aids ; Concluding Remarks -- 9. Application and Use of the Simplified Sign System with Persons with Disabilities / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Approaches to Teaching the Simplified Sign System ; Guidelines for Using the Simplified Sign System ; Frequently Asked Questions ; Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A: Sign Language Dictionaries and Other Sources -- Appendix B: Handshapes / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke -- Appendix C: Palm, Finger, and Knuckle Orientation / John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley and Filip T. Loncke ; Palm Orientation ; Finger/Knuckle Orientation -- Glossary -- References -- Author Biographies -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- About the publishing team.
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