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Should All Deaf Children Learn Sign Language?
Napoli, Donna Jo; Mellon, Nancy K; Niparko, John K; Rathmann, Christian; Mathur, Gaurav; Humphries, Tom; Handley, Theresa; Scambler, Sasha; Lantos, John D.
Affiliation
  • Napoli DJ; Swarthmore College;
  • Mellon NK; The River School, Washington, District of Columbia;
  • Niparko JK; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Southern California;
  • Rathmann C; Institute for German Sign Language and Communication of the Deaf, University of Hamburg;
  • Mathur G; Graduate School, Gallaudet University;
  • Humphries T; Department of Education Studies, University of California at San Diego;
  • Handley T; Swarthmore College;
  • Scambler S; King's College London; and.
  • Lantos JD; Children's Mercy Hospital jlantos@cmh.edu.
Pediatrics ; 136(1): 170-6, 2015 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26077481
ABSTRACT
Every year, 10,000 infants are born in the United States with sensorineural deafness. Deaf children of hearing (and nonsigning) parents are unique among all children in the world in that they cannot easily or naturally learn the language that their parents speak. These parents face tough choices. Should they seek a cochlear implant for their child? If so, should they also learn to sign? As pediatricians, we need to help parents understand the risks and benefits of different approaches to parent-child communication when the child is deaf [corrected].
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parent-Child Relations / Sign Language / Persons With Hearing Impairments / Deafness / Language Development Limits: Child / Humans / Infant Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Pediatrics Year: 2015 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parent-Child Relations / Sign Language / Persons With Hearing Impairments / Deafness / Language Development Limits: Child / Humans / Infant Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Pediatrics Year: 2015 Document type: Article