When Cameron was born, he was blue from head to toe as a result of having his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. This severe restriction of oxygen to his body is called

Studies of deaf children who are not exposed to a formal sign language indicate that the children spontaneously produce their own signs, called home signs, which emerge in development at the times of typical language milestones. However, the children relying on home signs are limited in that _________________

a. they do not advance beyond the telegraphic phase of language b. they do not produce their first words until well past 12 months of age c. they never learn to combine signs into two-sign statements d. they did not point to objects until they were 18 months of age

Rates of dropping out of school are higher for

a. Latin Americans and boys. b. AfricanAmericans and female students. c. European Americans and older students. d. African Americans and girls.