Tom:
One of the strongest arguments in favor of the ASL/English bilingual philosophy (as opposed to the auditory/verbal approach) is the relative ease of developing literacy skills among deaf children. Yet, people often wonder how deaf children, whose first language is ASL, will learn to read and write. This video shows how pre-school teachers in an ASL/English bilingual program help build bridges between ASL and English that positively impact deaf children’s overall linguistic development.