The Critical Need for Providing Early Visual Language to the Deaf Child

lcstamper · 05-21-2012, 01:29 PM

Research has indicated that the language areas of the brain have no preference for language input and that the most accessible pathway for full access to linguistic information for many deaf children is through the visual channel. A visual language, such as American Sign Language, is a natural language system, functions independently from spoken language, and has a fully developed grammatical system. Delay in acquiring a first language produces poorer over-all language performance, and without complete access to language during early development, it is difficult for deaf and hard of hearing children’s language acquisition to be on par with that of hearing children.

Early Visual Language

**Bottesini** · 05-21-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstamper

Research has indicated that the language areas of the brain have no preference for language input and that the most accessible pathway for full access to linguistic information for many deaf children is through the visual channel. A visual language, such as American Sign Language, is a natural language system, functions independently from spoken language, and has a fully developed grammatical system. Delay in acquiring a first language produces poorer over-all language performance, and without complete access to language during early development, it is difficult for deaf and hard of hearing children’s language acquisition to be on par with that of hearing children.

Early Visual Language

Yes? And why are you telling us this well known fact?

lcstamper · 05-21-2012, 05:34 PM

This is for hearing readers.

Anij · 05-21-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstamper

This is for hearing readers.

It's a deaf forum

05-21-2012, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
lcstamper Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Washington, DC and Off-Sites Posts: 40 Blog Entries: 5	The Critical Need for Providing Early Visual Language to the Deaf Child Research has indicated that the language areas of the brain have no preference for language input and that the most accessible pathway for full access to linguistic information for many deaf children is through the visual channel. A visual language, such as American Sign Language, is a natural language system, functions independently from spoken language, and has a fully developed grammatical system. Delay in acquiring a first language produces poorer over-all language performance, and without complete access to language during early development, it is difficult for deaf and hard of hearing children’s language acquisition to be on par with that of hearing children. Early Visual Language

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05-21-2012, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstamper Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Washington, DC and Off-Sites Posts: 40 Blog Entries: 5	This is for hearing readers.