Adamsmomma
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Ok first of all I am new to the deaf culture- in that my son is the one who is HOH/Deaf and not myself- so these are things I have never had to think about and I'm not trying to be condecending or anything-- PLEASE understand that when you read this-- these are things that as a mom I'm questioning... so I can understand and better help my son...
Ok I hope I put this in a way that doesn't upset anyone...
How do you teach a deaf child to read?? I know how difficult it is for my 22 y/o brother who has a processing disorder and a Very MILD a hearing loss, I can't imagine how much more difficult it is for a deaf child to learn... since reading is about sounds and putting those sounds together-- if a child has never heard those sounds... how do you do it?? Memorization?? Visual cues?
My son is not even a year old yet but I am having starting to look into things for his future, schools, teaching methods, etc... and this just struck me-- since language is so much sound and not a visual thing how will he learn to read?? Math-- you can use visual tactile aids, etc...
Again Please please know I'm just a mom who's starting to think about her son's future- and wants honest open answers... I'm not looking to upset or hurt anyone's feelings... I'm just quite honestly IGNORANT about this!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU for any answers or light anyone can shed on this for me!
Ok I hope I put this in a way that doesn't upset anyone...
How do you teach a deaf child to read?? I know how difficult it is for my 22 y/o brother who has a processing disorder and a Very MILD a hearing loss, I can't imagine how much more difficult it is for a deaf child to learn... since reading is about sounds and putting those sounds together-- if a child has never heard those sounds... how do you do it?? Memorization?? Visual cues?
My son is not even a year old yet but I am having starting to look into things for his future, schools, teaching methods, etc... and this just struck me-- since language is so much sound and not a visual thing how will he learn to read?? Math-- you can use visual tactile aids, etc...
Again Please please know I'm just a mom who's starting to think about her son's future- and wants honest open answers... I'm not looking to upset or hurt anyone's feelings... I'm just quite honestly IGNORANT about this!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU for any answers or light anyone can shed on this for me!