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Originally Posted by shel90
Right! I am seeing that big time with my class this year with my students who were raised more orally compared to the ones who were raised with ASL. I see the huge gap when it comes to introducing concepts. My "oral" based students really struggle and slow to pick up on new concepts than my "ASL" based students. Language access is the key not sounds.
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Yeppers. Without an ability to grasp concept, whether it is in print, or manual language, or oral language, one will not be able to use language and achieve literacy, or effective communication.