https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom How does exposure to sign language to individuals impact language development, through signing and other means, and social well-being in deaf individuals? en-us 2023-05-04 12:21:48 UTC 2023-05-15 14:02:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f442.png mflatley20231 https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2578210190 The novel, "El Deafo" by Cece Bell follows the life of a young girl (portrayed by a bunny) who loses her hearing at a young age. It focuses on the struggles that she faces being a deaf child. She is self-conscious of her hearing aid and therefore creates a superhero persona to gain confidence. This story opened my eyes to what life is like without hearing and the struggles one may face. I had never put myself in the shoes of a deaf person before and this novel allowed me to do so. Rather than using sign language as her main form of communication, Cece adapted to hearing aids. This is a different form of communication that deaf people may use to engage with their community. Cece never learned sign language because she was once able to hear and learn English. Eventually, when she learned sign language as an adult (this is a true story) it was more difficult for her because she had never practiced it prior. For Cece, she was able to use her hearing aids as a way to connect with people and help her social life.]]> 2023-05-04 12:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2578210190 mflatley20231 https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2582128521 This article from the National Library of Medicine discusses how sign language is an important foundation for any deaf child to ensure healthy growth in all areas. It talks about the negative effects of lack of access to language including cognitive delays, mental health difficulties, lower quality of life, and higher trauma. This provided me with more insight into the developmental effects of language and how important it is to set sign language as a base for any further developments including cochlear implants.]]> 2023-05-08 14:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2582128521 mflatley20231 https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2582136391 This blog from a research and charity page, Aussie Deaf Kids, was very interesting because it talked about the importance of starting at an early age. The article states that "infants are born with the potential to learn any human language" which raises the question, why wouldn't you teach deaf children sign language as soon as possible? Furthermore, this article explores the idea of "manual babbling", a linguistic phenomenon that has been observed in deaf children born to deaf parents who have been exposed to sign language. The idea of manual babbling explores infants gesturing in an attempt to communication. This shows how important it is to see parents signing in order for a child to be able to understand and later use the same skills.]]> 2023-05-08 14:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2582136391 mflatley20231 https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2585423989 This article from The Conversation talks about how important sign language is for deaf children to learn at a young age and gives examples of families who chose not to and how it impacted their children. The article states that "deaf children of deaf parents, whose first language is sign language, end up having better-spoken language skills once they are implanted than deaf children of hearing parents who did not learn sign language." This goes to show how sign language is the best form of communication for deaf people and how cochlear implants alone are not a sufficient option.]]> 2023-05-10 12:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2585423989 mflatley20231 https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2585435980 This video was one of my favorite sources, mainly because it was a visual representation of how important sign language is from a young age. It showed the difference between growing up hearing vs not and how much it impacts your growth. When spoken to with sign language deaf children are able to put the symbols that are being made with the item or image that is being shown, similar to how speaking children puts words with the image or item that is being shown. This shows that there are ways to try and make communication for a deaf child easier, and that is by starting young. This proves that it is important for the social well-being of children, because without sign language they may not be able to communicate with speaking people, or even other deaf people.]]> 2023-05-10 12:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2585435980 mflatley20231 https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2590480999 I came across this poem while researching and it stuck out to me. The person who is writing this poem is sharing how they are unable to speak or communicate with their mother through words, but rather use their hands to speak the same as they would verbally. This represents how communication through sign language can act as a replacement for the deprivation of speaking verbally. ]]> 2023-05-15 01:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2590480999 mflatley20231 https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2591361728 This source is a video that focuses on a deaf school in Rhode Island. Through this video, I learned a new statistic that nine out of ten deaf children are born to hearing parents. "That means that for many parents, the first deaf person they meet is their own baby", this makes it very difficult for them to understand what the child is going through and how to help them, therefore, deaf children tend to fall behind because they are not given the opportunities that they may need, mainly because their parents don't know where to start. There is a "critical period" when a child is born, the period lasts from birth to ages 3-5 and this is when children are biologically ready to acquire language. "If children can't easily hear people talking or see people signing, they run the risk of developing what's known as language deprivation." This surrounds the idea that it is important for young deaf children to learn some sort of language at a young age so that they are able to fully develop like non-disabled child. The cochlear implant can be a very powerful tool, but people don't realize that it is not magic. It is important that children are exposed to both sign language and verbal speaking. Some people believe that if you learn ASL first it can harm cochlear implant outcomes, but there is research suggesting that having both can give children better opportunities to be able to eventually speak. ]]> 2023-05-15 13:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mflatley20231/2nrcaav5wenbswom/wish/2591361728