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This is quite interesting and I did some very small amount of research on this very thing last semester for my final paper in comp.
I am a deaf child of hearing parents that had no access to sign language growing up so I can very much relate to Shel. I had absolutely no idea of what was going on 90% of the time. My mom told me that I did not speak until I was nearly 3 and I was almost 2 before I learned to walk. At first they misdiagnosed me as a special needs child, but a thorough hearing test revealed that I was deaf.
Despite my language delay I went on to do very well in language but then again I was a bookworm. I think my reading for enjoyment probably helped my reading comprehension a great deal and the fact that most of my teachers had to write the instructions on the board for me so I could understand the excercise (but more times than not, I never understood the explanation so I still got a lot of low grades).
Because I often couldnt hear the teachers I would often zone out completely and spend my time day-dreaming which I contribute to my overly active imagination.
If a child cannot hear or understand the lesson that is being taught - how is he expected to learn? Especially if there was little to no exposure to a foundational language to which all other learning could take place.
I am a deaf child of hearing parents that had no access to sign language growing up so I can very much relate to Shel. I had absolutely no idea of what was going on 90% of the time. My mom told me that I did not speak until I was nearly 3 and I was almost 2 before I learned to walk. At first they misdiagnosed me as a special needs child, but a thorough hearing test revealed that I was deaf.
Despite my language delay I went on to do very well in language but then again I was a bookworm. I think my reading for enjoyment probably helped my reading comprehension a great deal and the fact that most of my teachers had to write the instructions on the board for me so I could understand the excercise (but more times than not, I never understood the explanation so I still got a lot of low grades).
Because I often couldnt hear the teachers I would often zone out completely and spend my time day-dreaming which I contribute to my overly active imagination.
If a child cannot hear or understand the lesson that is being taught - how is he expected to learn? Especially if there was little to no exposure to a foundational language to which all other learning could take place.
