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Language First

@languagefirst

Raising awareness about the neurological effects of late L1 acquisition

 Connecticut, USA
language1st.org
Joined December 2018
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A simple flow chart 🙌🏼
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We can’t just put things on a line and call them a spectrum 🥴
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This is exactly what baby sign sounds like to me.
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501st time: Reduced hearing levels do not cause language deficits.
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Sound does not equal language.
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Me with my list of reasons why Deaf kids need ASL.
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Why are we so obsessed with one while completely ignoring the other two?
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Just a few differences between spoken and signed lang— oh wait! They’re exactly the same because they’re all languages.
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Language deprivation in DHH children is 100% preventable.
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We cannot predict whether a Deaf child will succeed with spoken language given hearing devices. We can only create a condition of accessible language under which they can flourish.
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Don’t be an anti-sign language speech therapist 👊🏼
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