βLetβs stop thinking exclusively and start thinking inclusively: less βor,β more βand.β We donβt ask parents to choose whether they want their child to learn science OR math; itβs understood that... https://t.co/iXgu42m6OU
Parents wishes are important but they should never trump everything we know about brain development and language development, and all the research that we have. https://t.co/Mwm4ifLVOA
We experience this in the USA too - ASL classes are not easy to come by for parents wanting to become fluent.
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"If you don't have access to language, you don't have access to your humanity," deaf advocate Melissa Malzkuhn tells us. #BriefButSpectacular https://t.co/dXfeBBmqXg
Results: Signing deaf children were shown to demonstrate language-based reasoning abilities in ASL consistent with both chronological age and home language environment. Notably, when ASL vocabulary and syntax... https://t.co/BabgkZdjc4