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That's an interesting question. Same is often asked about the written mode of English. Reba, do you interpret only ASL or do you also interpret SEE and PSE? I don't use SEE, but I've looked into it, and ffrom what I've read by deaf SEE creator Gerilee Gustason (for example, here...

Hmm, interesting that you still don't understand what you read in Csign's 1st ever thread so long ago. She said that SEE was a language: English -- just a mode of that existing language and not a standalone, separate language like ASL. And since that time you insist on misstating that as if...

I doubt the OP's parents are much involved with the decision he's making at this point, as he's an adult. Seems more that he's evaluating the work/cost/time involved in working on his speech vs. the benefit he might get from being able to communicate more effectively.

I'm curious about that research DD, where did you see that deaf or dhh kids at deaf schools do better than deaf or dhh kids in mainstreamed environments? Also, where are you finding numbers for CI kids at deaf schools?

People who "fake" what?

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I don't really know that, I'm not familiar with the history of SEE and whether or not those who use it experience better results than those who don't. You say nope -- do you know of studies that show SEE users don't experience better literacy results than those who use some other system for...

Yes, many were and are. But unfortunately, there are many deaf students who don't achieve literacy. On average, prelingually deaf readers graduate from high school with reading skills comparable to hearing third and fourth graders.

I think the strongest rationale for how ASL can benefit the learning of English is the same relationship you see between any first and second language: there's a transfer of conceptual and (with ASL, to a very small degree) linguistic knowledge across languages. If I can sign "home", say...

Initially, I received a referral to a local audi from my primary care provider. Once I had an initial diagnosis from that audi, I then shopped around for a specialist at a clinic within the best hospital in the area focused on our specific needs. If affiliated with a teaching hospital, you can...

Immersion in the language is key -- for extended periods of time. Peers using ASL in casual interaction and play -- on swing sets, with clapping/games/blocks/toys, etc. and surrounded by adults using ASL FLUENTLY and frequently all around the child, not just with the child. And then, teachers...

You may have missed this part addressed to Csign:

:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2::laugh2: I think she's forgotten that your child is a signing child.

For years my daughter's pull-out communication therapy was focused on ensuring her ASL was fluent, accurate, and she could effectively communicate with those around her. I see this as the equivalent of "speech therapy" others participate in during which a child is guided towards effective...

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I don't know if there are any "CI-only" parents posting here with advice about the things the OP asked about -- how well HAs worked for our children, FM systems, etc.. :hmm: Most children who eventually obtained a CI were previously severe-profoundly deaf children who used one or two HAs for a...

Why do you consider having a fingernail-sized piece of technology clipped to an HA or FM or getting a print out of the class notes to be "tethering" a child, but having a grown ASL terp as an intermediary in every casual conversation with other kids or sports situation or classroom environment...

Many people (deaf and hearing) work on public speaking skills and dialects throughout their careers, some jobs depend on having an excellent command of the language, good articulation. Every time you speak, you give your listeners a whole lot of information about yourself, from your age and...

You are making a strong case against sign language if you really believe that without the accommodation of an ($60/hr, $1000/day) interpreter, DHH people who use sign are "lost." I neither believe that most DHH require a terp by their sides all day, everyday, nor that communication should ever...

Right. So then if you were not rendered non-functional when your HA died for a year, why do you assume other students will become non-functional if their FM or CI is out of order for a day or 2 until a new one is overnighted?