| Learning with a missing sense: what can we learn from the interaction of a deaf child with a turtle? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19569306 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This case study reports on the progress of Navon, a 13-year-old boy with prelingual deafness, over a 3-month period following exposure to Logo, a computer programming language that visualizes specific programming commands by means of a virtual drawing tool called the Turtle. Despite an almost complete lack of skills in spoken and sign language, Navon made impressive progress in his programming skills, including acquisition of a notable active written vocabulary, which he learned to apply in a purposeful, rule-based manner. His achievements are discussed with reference to commonly held assumptions about the relationship between language and thought, in general, and the prerequisite of proper spoken language skills for the acquisition of reading and writing, in particular. Highlighted are the central principles responsible for Navon's unexpected cognitive and linguistic development, including the way it affected his social relations with peers and teachers. |
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Authors:
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Paul Miller |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American annals of the deaf Volume: 154 ISSN: 0002-726X ISO Abbreviation: Am Ann Deaf Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-02 Completed Date: 2009-07-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0414670 Medline TA: Am Ann Deaf Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 71-82 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Special Education, University of Haifa, Israel. |
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Adolescent Adolescent Development* Cognition Communication Comprehension Computer Graphics* Computer-Assisted Instruction* Deafness / rehabilitation* Hearing Impaired Persons / education* Humans Language Development Disorders Learning* Male Reading Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired* Vocabulary Writing |
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