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Deaf Childhood (Early Gestures and ASL (The learning of sign language…
Deaf Childhood
Early Gestures and ASL
The learning of sign language could happen at a young age, or it could happen in adult years.
language development is blocked for the deaf child who may not be able to acquire spoken language and does not see sign language early.
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Today families can learn ASL through their child’s school, at nearby universities, or through the community
Play is important for deaf children’s thinking, social, and language development.
Mothers use a special language with their babies, called “motherese”’ or “child-directed speech.” They repeat signs, exaggerate, and sign slower to make sure their babies are seeing and understanding them. The mothers make signs on their baby’s body or on objects or near food items.
both hearing babies and deaf babies babble vocally, deaf babies stop babbling around 6 or 7 months
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after deaf babies acquire about 10 words and signs, they start to combine them into two-word sentences.
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Because of language deprivation, many deaf children enter preschool and kindergarten having to learn language and literacy at the same time. They often do not have the vocabulary and grammar to learn the concepts that teachers are covering in class.
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IQ Tests
Intelligence or IQ tests are used to evaluate and plan for educational, vocational, and mental health services
Throughout history, deaf people were thought to have less intelligence compared to hearing people and were concrete rather than abstract thinkers
Today, we know that intelligence is normally distributed in the deaf population and that with ASL, you can express both concrete and abstract ideas.
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Deaf people perform the same as hearing people on tests of nonverbal intelligence, but when English-language-based tests are given, deaf people score lower