Comments on: Does ASL hinder development of English / Literacy? http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/education-articles/does-asl-hinders-the-development-of-englishliteracy/ Community Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Houston Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Roehm http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/education-articles/does-asl-hinders-the-development-of-englishliteracy/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Richard Roehm Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:34:03 +0000 http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/?p=13929#comment-209 Jean, "Spending hours day in and day out on AVT delays the child’s acquisition of language." might be correct in your years. Actually in these days it goes the other way. The landscape of AVT has changed greatly in the past 5 years. AVT nowadays support language development. Richard Jean,

“Spending hours day in and day out on AVT delays the child’s acquisition of language.” might be correct in your years.

Actually in these days it goes the other way. The landscape of AVT has changed greatly in the past 5 years. AVT nowadays support language development.

Richard

]]> By: Tami http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/education-articles/does-asl-hinders-the-development-of-englishliteracy/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Tami Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:46:19 +0000 http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/?p=13929#comment-207 This is a good blog. Very well researched for not knowing much about language. Could you contact me via my email? This is a good blog. Very well researched for not knowing much about language. Could you contact me via my email?

]]> By: Jean Boutcher http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/education-articles/does-asl-hinders-the-development-of-englishliteracy/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Jean Boutcher Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:43:27 +0000 http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/?p=13929#comment-203 Longster Duong asks: <blockquote>"Does ASL hinder development of English / Literacy?"</blockquote> My answer to your question is NO. Many deaf people were exposed to ASL have an easy time learning not only a second langage but also becoming bilingual or even trilingual. I know some deaf people who know five spoken languages and five sign languages. WFD (the World Federation of the Deaf) is a good place for you to meet multilingual deaf people in Europe. Spending hours day in and day out on AVT delays the child's acquisition of language. That is pecisely why the NIH -- after conducting a study --encourages hearing parents to expose sign language to BOTH hearing babies and deaf babies. Babies from age 0 are first exposed to visual channels and ignore parents' voices. That is why cribs are full of colorful papers and toys without sound. Longster Duong asks:

“Does ASL hinder development of English / Literacy?”

My answer to your question is NO. Many deaf people were exposed to ASL have an easy time learning not only a second langage but also becoming bilingual or even trilingual. I know some deaf people who know five spoken languages and five sign languages. WFD (the World Federation of the Deaf) is a good place for you to meet multilingual deaf people in Europe.

Spending hours day in and day out on AVT delays the child’s acquisition of language.

That is pecisely why the NIH — after conducting a study –encourages hearing parents to expose sign language to BOTH hearing babies and deaf babies. Babies from age 0 are first exposed to visual channels and ignore parents’ voices. That is why cribs are full of colorful papers and toys without sound.

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