tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post6960418935668934720..comments2023-11-05T01:40:19.220-08:00Comments on Connor's Song: In Which I Practice My Yodeling Skills And Connor Sees A SermonJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306757421878995110noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-80209813405744542142012-11-16T13:38:07.146-08:002012-11-16T13:38:07.146-08:00Now that you explained that way. I understand your...Now that you explained that way. I understand your choice.<br />Thanks for responding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-54367458119885768562012-11-12T07:12:59.345-08:002012-11-12T07:12:59.345-08:00Connor can't use sign to communicate with othe...Connor can't use sign to communicate with other Deaf people because his motor skills are too poor-- he uses his own language of modified home signs. So the sign is more for his receptive use; he understands it but is unable to make the signs back. He's limited in his communication with the Deaf community no matter what form of sign language we use.<br /><br />We felt like SEE would be faster for us to learn since it shares its grammatical structure with English-- since he wasn't diagnosed until he was two years old (his hearing loss is progressive) we needed to learn to sign very quickly. We also felt like SEE would give him three different ways to figure out what we were saying-- hearing our speech, signing and lip reading. <br /><br />It's worked out well for him and I'm able to communicate with the vast majority of the local Deaf community with PSE, which seems to be what a lot of Deaf people use around here anyway. If we were to adopt another Deaf child who was able to sign fluently, we would learn ASL as well. I think it would be pretty easy to learn now since SEE and ASL share so many signs. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306757421878995110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-74682417895212308742012-11-12T05:10:44.332-08:002012-11-12T05:10:44.332-08:00What led you to decide to use SEE over ASL.
Bravo ...What led you to decide to use SEE over ASL.<br />Bravo to the pastor for be inclusive in communicating the sermon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com