Deaf students learning on cue

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Greg Hubert, the child of two deaf parents and the parent of two deaf children, has his reservations about teaching sign language.

Deaf children who spend 12 years in school learning sign language often have poor reading skills, Hubert says. And when deaf children are born to hearing parents, teaching the child to sign sometimes leads to a language gap within the family.

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"Anything you can say, you can cue," Burke said. "The kids are actually receiving English in a way that is phonetically coded." This allows the child a higher verbal understanding and vocabulary base, leading to better reading skills.

"I've seen the power of it," Burke said. "It's not a miracle. It's a wonderful tool that helps children learn English."

Taught in a day.

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