Re: tepples, They do this already...even in pre-school. My bosses kids were exposed to sign language, since it's been documented that children can learn sign language prior to learning to speak and thus speeding up their cognitive development. It is unfortunate the first response for many parents when they found out their child is deaf, to try to fix it and force them to learn speak and hearing, while they are losing ground already from not being exposed to sign language. If anyone needs a citation on this, just google it. Here's one article that explains the benefits of sign language at an early age: http://www.livestrong.com/article/93181-effects-language-cognitive-development/
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Re: tepples, They do this already...even in pre-school. My bosses kids were exposed to sign language, since it's been documented that children can learn sign language prior to learning to speak and thus speeding up their cognitive development. It is unfortunate the first response for many parents when they found out their child is deaf, to try to fix it and force them to learn speak and hearing, while they are losing ground already from not being exposed to sign language. If anyone needs a citation on this, just google it. Here's one article that explains the benefits of sign language at an early age: http://www.livestrong.com/article/93181-effects-language-cognitive-development/