BENEFITS

Communication Gains
  • Reduced frustration (less crying, less aggression)
  • Enhanced learning (child can initiate conversation)
  • Ability to call attention to hurts and needs (no more guessing game!)

      Linguistic Gains
  • Seeds of bilingualism
  • Bigger vocabulary sooner
  • Enhanced interest in books

Cognitive Gains
  • Possibility of increased IQ (even at age 8 years!)
  • Enhanced visual-spatial ability
  • "Hands-on" (kinesthetic) knowledge acquisition
       

Social Gains
  • More successful daily interactions (daycare workers, classmates, parents, siblings)
  • Awareness of ASL, deafness and the Deaf community
  • Solidarity with other signers



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