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SHARING OUR VISUAL LANGUAGE - Coggle Diagram
SHARING OUR VISUAL LANGUAGE
SIGNING HEARING INFANTS AND CHILDREN
increase in teaching hearing infants sign
hand gestures are used before speech skills
allow for more vocabulary learned before speaking
does not interfere with speech development
allows for more uncomplicated and less stressful communication
fluency in asl is not needed
iconic signs
INCREASING DEMAND FOR ASL
.5 - 1 million in deaf community
asl = 4 most commonly used language
ASL as foreign language options in schools
federally recognized as a foreign language
enrollment in asl courses increase each year
language interpreters
hearing parents of deaf children
hearing children of deaf parents
hearing relatives of deaf individuals
late deafness