Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 71. Public Health and Welfare § 71-4745. Terms, defined

(1)Communication means a two-way, interactive process to convey meaning from one person or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs, symbols, or voice;

(2)Credentialed teacher of the deaf means a certificated teacher with a special education endorsement in deaf or hard of hearing education;

(3)English means English literacy, spoken English, signing exact English and morphemic system of signs, conceptually accurate signed English, cued speech, and any other visual supplements;

(4)Language means a complex and dynamic system of conventional symbols that is used in various modes for thought and communication; and

(5)Literacy includes the developmental stages of literacy, which are necessary beginning stages to master a language and which include pre-emergent, emergent, and novice levels.