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Studied by 596 peopleASL as base language
- logical first language for Deaf children
- should be learned in the first few years of life during the critical learning period
- English shouldn’t be the first language for Deaf children
- need a foundation in a natural language before attempting to learn a second language
- cannot learn English without ASL as a base language
- classrooms with focus on English decrease linguistic skills which leads to language deprivation
- ASL as first language facilitates development of English as the second
- Bilingual Classrooms
- designed to promote bilingual competence
- allows Deaf students to succeed while still learning English (parents, legislators)
- needs bilingual allocution (conscious selection and strategic use of each language)
- Deaf Educators
- Lack of Deaf Educators: socioeconomic disparities, substandard educational opportunities ➝ systematic oppression
- Deaf teachers ➝ more beneficial
- fluid communication
- direct education (indirect: interpreters, technologies)
- need diverse educators ➝ have diverse students
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