Originally Posted by terpguy72

I'm continually amazed at the misconception people have about teaching ASL. Children growing up need highly qualified teachers and interpreters (if mainstreaming) because they are using these teachers and interpreters as language models. The younger the child, the more qualified the teacher/terp needs to be. So, yes, you SHOULD BE FLUENT to teach ASL to children. They are using you as a foundation for their language skills.