Continuing ASL

faire_jour said:
It started during the summer, but it is much worse now. I hope it is just a phase.
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Ahhh, but this summer, she was at John Tracy in an oral environment for awhile, wasn't she? But her exposure is intensified since school started. I'm sure it is just a matter of adjustment to a new environment and testing her skills. As long as you continue to sign, she will move on through the phase. It is the newness of it all.
 
deafdyke said:
That could be a part of the problem. Unfortunatly, many oral schools have this attitude (a lot of time that's unspoken) that Sign is not a good thing. It could be that Miss Kat picked up on that. You know....she thinks " the adults I see every day at school have me talk talk talk. I don't need sign any more. I can hear!"
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That's probably it. She's just picking up signals that speaking is cool at the moment.

However, she's still a little young to decide to drop ASL.
 
Ahhh, but this summer, she was at John Tracy in an oral environment for awhile, wasn't she? But her exposure is intensified since school started. I'm sure it is just a matter of adjustment to a new environment and testing her skills. As long as you continue to sign, she will move on through the phase. It is the newness of it all.
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Exactly! Thank you jillo!!!! Continue Signing.......and hopefully something will click in her head and she'll realize she can do both.
 
It's really too bad that you weren't able to do the split placement or move.
I think if she was in a split placement she wouldn't be saying stuff like " don't sign....I can hear you!"
You know.....I remember as a five/six year old a Deaf girl moved in. I remember thinking " Oh I don't need Sign.....I'm "normal" The trouble is that little kids can pick up on what adults think is "normal"/ special needs or not.
And you have to admit there's a HUGE stigma in using "special needs" sorts of things.
 
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