Yes I know. However, Auditory-Verbal folks seem to think that if a kid doesn't have speech therapy 24/7 (b/c that's what A-V is.....constant speech therapy) they won't aquire a language.Exposure to a language is not speech therapy.
Plus, if a child is a sign language user, when they leave schol, they will still be using sign. Are you advocating a family with a child who uses ASL, NOT use it at home, so that they will learn spoken language?
Kids can just pick up a language.
And, no I don't advocate not using ASL at all. I support speech therapy as an option.........I just don't approve of speech therapy 24/7. Kids can and do easily pick up stuff without being formally taught you know.
Heck, my best friend was unschooled for 17 years and she's one of the smartest people I know.