In this article, we review the influence of early social interaction on the development of
executive function and language in infants. We first define social interaction, executive …

Background: Despite early identification and advancements in cochlear implant and hearing
aid technology, delays in language skills in deaf children continue to exist. Good-quality …

Children, including those who are deaf, become aware of and learn about their
environments through playing and social and cultural interactions. For most deaf children …

Word learning in young children requires coordinated attention between language input and
the referent object. Current accounts of word learning are based on spoken language …

Evidence from adult studies of deaf signers supports the dissociation between neural
systems involved in processing visual linguistic and non-linguistic body actions. The …

Pointing plays a significant role in communication and language development. However, in
spoken languages pointing has been viewed as a non-verbal gesture, whereas in sign …

The lack of diversity in the language sciences has increasingly been criticized as it holds the
potential for producing flawed theories. Research on (i) geographically diverse language …

Much of the debate regarding literacy development in deaf and hard-of-hearing readers
surrounds whether there is dependence on phonological decoding of print to speech for …

Pointing gestures are an important referential cue within parent input for helping children
connect words to objects. Studies of interactions between hearing parents and children …

Empathic relational communication is a key competency in spiritual care for establishing a
trusting pastoral relationship. Ministry with d/Deaf persons requires a deeper level of …