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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Lang. 2012 Jan 20;40(2):391–414. doi: 10.1017/S0305000911000535

TABLE 1.

Background characteristics of the cases

Case CAa AoAb Mos
ASLc
Hearing loss Prior language knowledge
Shawna 15;7 14;7 12 Profound No ASL signs, no English, illiterate
Cody 16;2 14;8 18 Moderate–Severe Some ASL signs, no English, illiterate
Carlos 15;8 13;8 24 Profound Some ASL signs, no English, illiterate
a

Chronological age.

b

Age of onset of ASL acquisition, equivalent to placement to group home.

c

Number of months of immersion in ASL.