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Download full textMertes, Jennifer – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2015
Brain imaging studies suggest that children can simultaneously develop, learn, and use two languages. A visual language, such as American Sign Language (ASL), facilitates development at the earliest possible moments in a child's life. Spoken language development can be delayed due to diagnostic evaluations, device fittings, and auditory skill…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, American Sign Language, English, Deafness
