Comments on Redeafined: Sign Language and the Importance of Early Language Learning for All Children: An Interview with Rachel Coleman

I appreciate language learning experiences. The f...

2015-02-19T00:26:28.363-05:00

I appreciate language learning experiences. The fact that i read so much, and so profoundly, demonstrates the high level of your English.

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We agree that speech can be an important mode of c...

2014-06-30T03:09:52.059-04:00

We agree that speech can be an important mode of communication. We simply advocate for a bilingual-bimodal method of teaching, so that deaf children fully acquire a signed first language (as hearing children do naturally through their parents (and deaf children do naturally if they happen to have deaf parents)) which can then be used in teaching and acquiring subsequent languages. Since sign language is the only language a deaf child can access 100%, 100% of the time (even with the best assistive technology), it makes sense for a deaf child to learn sign language first, to develop a strong cognitive and linguistic base as early as possible on which to build. Sidebar: Both deaf and hearing children can actually utilize signed language earlier than they can spoken language (due to vocal cord development, mainly). The popularity of baby sign language has exploded of late, while, simultaneously, deaf children are barred from communicating in the way that is most natural to them--an irony for the ages.
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I think speaking a language is as important as wri...

2014-06-25T00:57:08.999-04:00

I think speaking a language is as important as writing it, or in whatever you do, do your best. Although it may take time to perfect speaking English, it is best to try it without the "bahala na" way of thinking.

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My children and I are longtime Signing Time fans. ...

2012-06-22T16:47:08.285-04:00

My children and I are longtime Signing Time fans. Thank you for the excellent interview!

Shanna
http://LipreadingMom.com