jillio
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So I followed this and you guys are just splitting hairs. Get a room and get over it already. Hears alot is not saying hearing just as Hard of hearing is not saying hears alot but they both mean that there is some hearing. Geeze!!!
No, rd, I am not splitting hairs. This is not about CI implantation. That is a personal decision. This is about what to do with that child following implantation, or with the child that is not implanted educationally. And so far, to date, the research shows that CI implanted children perform more closely to their hearing peers when they are exposed to sign and speech becaus e they do not function as hearing , but as HOH.
And that is exactly what I am talking about. Cloggy is saying a CI child doesn't need sign because they hear a lot. Research says different. And hearing alot is not the same as hearing what a hearing child hears. And until you are able to understand that, it will continue to appear to be splitting hairs, I suppose. But it is a hari that needs to be split because these kids' educational accommodations hang on that hair.