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Sign language plays key role in d/Deaf children’s education, study shows
Ensuring d/Deaf children become bilingual in sign language and English should be a key priority for policymakers and teachers because this plays an important role in their education, a new study says.
Curriculum and instruction in deaf education should provide opportunities for children to actively use sign language in schools.
Read on at https://phys.org/news/2024-11-language-plays-key-role-ddeaf.html or see the research article at https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rev3.70016
DAD Note: A growing number of research studies worldwide has shown similar results to this article also. Some were mentioned in the position letter sent to ACLU Delaware last year.
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