Deaf Education

Parent Handouts by Language First

📑 Wealth of information from Language first about learning ASL, Deaf education, language access, and more!

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Parent Packet created by Boston University

🔖 Info for parents about sign language acquisition

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Advancing scientific discourse in American Sign Language

🧪 "Deaf scientists who use American Sign Language (ASL) need to be able to communicate specialized concepts with ease."

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Deaf Children’s ASL Vocabulary and ASL Syntax Knowledge Supports English Knowledge

📚 "... knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) syntax aids reading print English for deaf children who are bilingual and bimodal in ASL and English print."

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Guidance on the Application of Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Students Who are Deaf or Hard

📖 Includes recommendations of "practices to follow when considering the appropriate learning environment for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH)."

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How Do You Sign ‘Pi’? New Sign-Language Terms Could Boost Scientific Literacy

📏 "Emerging research suggests that deaf and hard-of-hearing students benefit from a bilingual approach to instruction, including both spoken English and visual hand languages such as American Sign Language."

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Learning a Sign Language Does Not Hinder Acquisition of a Spoken Language

👋 "... our findings show that children with early ASL exposure can develop age-appropriate vocabulary skills in both ASL and spoken English."

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Restricted language access during childhood affects adult brain structure in language regions

🧠 "... the brain language network is sensitive to language experience during early childhood. The results extend previous studies showing that language experience during early life is necessary for the brain language system to fully emerge."