"As far as preventing the "language gap" goes, the best remedy is action. Get language to the child immediately, provide a language-enriched environment at home, and foster early reading and writing skills before the child starts school."--pg. 154, p. 3but that would require parent motivation which mysteriously is not there the majority of the time. Perhaps when doctors diagnose a child as deaf they should be required to give the parents a long speech putting them in their place and outlining their responsibilities for raising a Deaf child. I would like more information on how to read to a Deaf child. Would you sign in SEE instead of ASL?
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Chapter 25: Why Deaf People Have Trouble with English
I agree with all that was covered in this chapter. I think it is awful that some parents let their children go without language until they start school. I can see where it would be difficult to motivate a Deaf student to work harder on English as it is not fair; hearing people have it much easier in that department. I do not think the difference in fairness is something that can be changed. Working with Deaf children very early seems like the way to go to prevent language delays,
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