Wow..she knows 10 signs? That's great! I have a 16 month old son and he knows about 8 now. He is hearing and he hasn't spoken a word yet. It seems like he prefers to express himself using sign language.
Anyways, that's so awesome about your views on your daughter. Too ofthen, many parents pressure their deaf or hoh children to perform at their expectation levels when it comes to speech and lipreading skills. Sometimes, that leads to extreme frustration btween the parents and the child. I have seen that happening with my students and their parents and then the students start to lose motivation for learning when they r around 9 or so cuz they feel like "failures". That's the last thing we want to happen cuz deaf children need to work harder to achieve the same skills as their hearing counterparts but without the motivation, it becomes even more difficult.
It seems like with your perspective and attitudes about your daughter's deafness will lead her to have a positive outlook on herself and learning.
