The Critical Need for Providing Early Visual Language to the Deaf Child
May 2012: There are linguistic and educational benefits of learning both American Sign Language and spoken/written English. Deaf children can acquire two languages ...
Clearing up common myths about what it means to be bilingual
An interview with Francois Grosjean by Nataly Kelly, Chief Research Offier, Common Sense Advisory.
Baby talk: gaze shifting between picture and ASL word
A post for the week of April 8 on the blog Baby Talk in ASL: Gaze shifting between picture and ASL word.
Language acquisition for deaf children
Reducing the harms of zero tolerance to the use of alternative approaches for deaf children in language acquisition.
Observances for May
21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
"Cultural rights are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible and interdependent. The flourishing of creative diversity requires the full implementation of cultural rights as defined in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in Articles 13 and 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. All persons have therefore the right to express themselves and to create and disseminate their work in the language of their choice, and particularly in their mother tongue; all persons are entitled to quality education and training that fully respect their cultural identity; and all persons have the right to participate in the cultural life of their choice and conduct their own cultural practices, subject to respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms." -- Article 5 of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001)
New Zealand Sign Language Week
New Zealand Sign Language Week is held annually from 2 May to celebrate one of New Zealand's official languages and to help promote the language as well as raise awareness about New Zealand’s Deaf community.
ASL Word of the Day
Equivalent to English: honest
Acquire ASL as first language (L1)
Baby Talk in ASL
Toddler Talk in ASL (2013)
Learn ASL as second language (L2)
Learn fingerspelling in American or British manual alphabets.
ASL 100, 200, 300... tips and more.
culturate
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