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BACKGROUND

DEAFNESS & LANGUAGE

Working toward automaticity between the signs and the printed Spanish. These kindergartners were practicing their vocabulary by quickly swatting the correct word.

CLASSROOM

Working toward automaticity between the signs and the printed Spanish. These kindergartners were practicing their vocabulary by quickly swatting the correct word.

Much of early sign language development is noun based, but in order to make a link to print literacy, the high frequency sight words must be learned. Dolch words are primarily function words that can be learned quickly through repetition and links to visual elements in order to commit the words to memory. Because one sign may represent many ideas or concepts, there is not a one word to one sign relationship in either ASL or ISN.

Yadir, one of the Deaf students at the school, is teaching mothers to use Nicaraguan Sign Language for conversations with their families.

Yadir, one of the Deaf students at the school, is teaching mothers to use Nicaraguan Sign Language for conversations with their families.

The importance of games in learning social-emotional skills and language. The students are playing Bingo.

The importance of games in learning social-emotional skills and language. The students are playing Bingo.

The older students are using Spanish to learn content in science and social studies.

The older students are using Spanish to learn content in science and social studies.

Parents attending Sign Language class on Saturday.

Parents attending Sign Language class on Saturday.