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Originally Posted by deafdyke
Yes, it's important for a kid to get good training in learning how to hear and speak................but what if the kid doesn't have a flair for speech? Then you've got a kid who is SEVERELY language delayed. All the pro oral advocates make it seem like ALL dhh kids speak the "Queen's English"......but if that's true then how come a lot of kids are still in speech therapy for language issues? How come oral kids aren't great at English?
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It is important to determine what is causing this language delay first.
Most often than not, it's a combination of different factors.
The time of implanting matters, the amount and quality of work spent of following therapy matters, the parent's dedication to work with their implanted child matters, even the parent's education matters - usually more, better educated parents have better understanding of what is at stake and work harder with their children.
In the case of children who received an implant too late for maximum benefits, it would be good to include ASL sooner than in the case of children who got implanted in just right time for having best benefits, and who are doing good.
Fuzzy