16 children who cannot hear well need help early
Learning a spoken language is difficult for children who cannot hear
When children cannot hear well, they will
have difficulty understanding simple spoken
words. And children need to understand
many simple words to learn a language.
Can you
say hello
to Papa?
When they know many words, they can
learn more advanced communication
skills, such as speaking in sentences or
engaging in conversation. Children who are
deaf or cannot hear well need help to learn
skills like saying simple words or doing things
that depend on simple communication, like
taking turns.
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A child learns a
language in steps
then he can use a complete
language with the community
learns in words
thinks in words
uses words
understands and responds to words
he hears words
But without the first steps of
hearing or understanding...
...he cannot learn a language,
so he cannot develop his
thinking or communicate.
He has no way to become
part of the community, and
gets left out.
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004)