An ELL student spontaneously signed sight words when seeing them in context, which appeared to support word recognition¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? One ELL student began spontaneously signing vocabulary words when encountering them in reading, which her intern theorized helped her recognize the words. → Sherman 2011

Evidence¶

Sherman 2011¶

Sherman, J. (2011). Signing for Success: Using American Sign Language to Learn Sight Vocabulary. SRATE Journal, 20(2). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ959527

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Single-case qualitative observation from one intern's field notes: after initially needing the SEE-SAY-SIGN procedure modeled, the student performed it on her own when rereading a section. The intern theorized it worked "almost as if the sign were a study aid"; the article notes this practice was noted before by Hafer & Wilson (1986).

"M. would spontaneously sign the vocabulary word when she would see it in context during thereading activity."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Decoding — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• ELL first graders who learned ASL signs with sight vocabulary moved from zero pretest words to perfect posttest scores — related
• Interns observed extremely high enthusiasm for ASL vocabulary learning, including home practice and increased self-confidence — related
• First graders taught sight words with ASL signs achieved higher posttest accuracy than students taught without ASL — related