How can I expect my deaf child to learn both American Sign Language and English at home?
We strongly recommend that parents who are learning American Sign Language enroll in ASL classes. ASL classes are offered free to families at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont. We also recommend that parents frequently watch ASL videotapes of stories with their deaf child. Parents can borrow the videotapes from the public library or purchase them. There are numerous companies that produce ASL stories that parents can use. Families of a student attending the California School for the Deaf have the option of borrowing videotapes, books, and DVD’s from the school’s Parent Resource Center (located in the school library). Teachers can assist their students in borrowing videotapes from the Parent Resource Center to bring home to the family, or parents may also contact the Parent Resource Center directly in order to borrow resource materials. For English exposure, parents can turn on the close-captioning while the child is watching TV, encourage the child to use email, to write an
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