sorry for gravedigging, but this is reminds me of something i can connect with.
i really hope the relation with the grandmother has improved so that she understands the WONDERFUL benifit of learnign sign.
being another language which is PROVEN to improve intelligence and ability
and if she wants or anyone here need some ammunition. Fingerspell DOES IMPROVE english ablity. according to galludet
vl2.gallaudet.edu/assets/section7/document100.pdf
^fingerspell helps english
http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/content/2/1/37.full.pdf
^ asl improves english ability,
i hope she had a change of heart. and if anyone else stumbles upon this, maybe the two links might help give support by knowing you really ARE helping. and give ammunition to the comment its a mess that will hurt them. <(PURE BS)
