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Originally Posted by Holly
I once heard this little girl ask a deaf woman how she learned to read and write. But in all fairness...it was a little kid asking the question, she didn't know any better. Adults ought to know better.
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Some adults are so convinced that phonics are the only way to learn how to read and write or if cueing in the case of deaf kids is the best way to learn to read and write. It has always seemed absurd to teach phonics to those who never heard a sound.
Ever try to explain the difference between high pitched sounds and loud sounds to someone who has never heard sounds? Or vice versa?
Sometimes I think adults ask deaf how they learned to read so they can confirm their pet theory on how people learn to read. They don't like it when I say something that counters their theory.