Signed Languages and Learning
Visual skills
People to admire
Memory
Language pathways
access to language at birth are similar
Dr Laura Ann Pettito
Cognitive neuroscientist
NeuroImaging Lab at Gallaudet University
McCay Vernon
remember less about numbers and printed words
can recognize unfamiliar faces, and remember spatial and visual information
Leroy Colombo
Deaf Lifeguard, saved more than 900 lives
Junius Wilson
incarcerated for 76 years and never declared insane
Legal rights of Deaf people
Tactile
Spacial
Visual
Develop cognitive and social skills faster
eye gaze used to teach language and reading
Better Science and Math using space
Increased ability with peripheral vision is an asset
Metacognition
Theory of Mind
Leroy colombo
understand feelings, intentions, and emotions
Ability to reflect on own thoughts
Deaf parents who sign with Deaf children
Child directed speech
Child directed signs
Conversational Language
Academic Language
ASL VS. Bilingual Programs