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Humans first languages may have been expressed through sign Today sign languages have been found around the world including communities that do not have access to education or literacy In addition to serving as a primary medium of communication for deaf communities they have become among the most popular choices for second language study by hearing students The status of sign languages as complex and complete languages that are clearly the linguistic equal of spoken languages is no longer questioned Research on the characteristics of visual languages has blossomed since the 1960s and careful study of deaf childrens development of sign language skills is pursued to obtain information to promote deaf childrens development Equally important the study of how children learn sign language provides excellent theoretical insights into how the human brain acquires and structures sign languages In the same sense that crosslinguistic research has led to a better understanding of how language affects development crossmodal research allows us to study acquisition of language in the absence of a spoken phonology The contributors to this volume are leading scholars and researchers of the acquisition and development of sign languages The authors provide cogent summaries of what is known about early gestural development interactive processes adapted to visual communication and the processes of semantic syntactic and pragmatic development in sign They address theoretical as well as applied questions often with a focus on aspects of language that are or perhaps or not related to the modality of the language Readers especially if they also read the companion volume Advances in the Spoken Language Development of Deaf and Hardof Hearing Children will have access to cuttingedge information about deaf childrens language development as well as a deeper understanding of linguistic structures modality effects and human potential for language development. Presented By Marie . Nicholl. -. Lynam. and . Christopher . Carnell. Illustrations by Oscar Sanchez. Las Vegas Clark County Library District. Outline. Terms . Deaf Culture/Experience. Communication. Introduction. Deaf children of deaf parents naturally acquire sign language as their first language. If they live in America, they will acquire American Sign Language, known as Ameslan or ASL. . Alternate sign . Or…….can deaf education keep up with scientists and surgeons….. Sue Archbold, PhD. Copenhagen, 2 Dec 2013. ONICI. Leigh 2008 . “. This is the best time ever to be a deaf student, or the parent or teacher of one”. Social Justice Infusion . Module Section. Key Concepts. Ideology. Language Ideology. Language Status. Language Attitudes. Ideology. As defined by Merriam-Webster. :. a systematic body of concepts especially human life or . Leslie Bailey, Andrew . Barrand. , . Lizzy. Curtis, Brandon Hiatt. Definitions. A deaf person is one whose hearing disability precludes successful processing of linguistic information through audition, with or without a hearing aid.. Hard of Hearing. Sarah Louvier. Matt Sayers. Dante Dinkins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmqu8dNwJcI&feature=related. History/Definition. -What . is Deaf and hard of hearing?. -. Is . a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds.. Deaf History & Important People In the Beginning…. 384-322 B.C. Ancient Greeks deny deaf education – 355 BC The philosopher Aristotle claims that "Deaf people could not be educated [since] without hearing, people could not learn." Michael McKee MD, MPH. Department of Family Medicine and . National Center for Deaf Health Research. Nothing to financially disclose. Rochester Prevention Research Center National Center for Deaf Health Research. ASL is short for American Sign Language. Those who are familiar with this acronym almost always primarily only say ASL when referring to American Sign Language. . Those who are fluent in this language take pride in using the term . ILSDEPARTMEN1 OF EDUCATJON-Office Or Educahonal Researchand ImprovementEDUCATIONAL pcsouRcesINFORMATIONCENTER IERICIAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEYELOpMENTInrs document has beenregroduce d- asreCeive Program for Children who are Deaf. American Sign Language . and the Deaf Community. The Hearing Culture and Spoken/Written English. Appropriate use of Variation in Sign Language. ASL and Fingerspelling. (2016). www.vl2@Gallaudet.edu. . (New brain and neuroscience research). https. ://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq5ctDmOVEU. . (Critical period effects). https. ://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ZqKMgXciU. Signed languages. LOCATION. HAND SHAPE. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS . Location. Hand. shape. Facial Expressions. Signed vs. Spoken Language. ASL. Where ASL is spoken. American Sign Language (ASL). Population: 500,000 to 2 million (Schein 1989). Jim Cummins The University of Toronto Introduction between the development of American Siee questions are considered: To what extent does the development of nglish academic development? To what e