Just Deaf

"I learn all kinds of signs from Guus."

Learning sign language

"When Guus was three years old we were taught sign language at home."

Why is it important to start learning sign language before your child gets a CI?

"Guus' first sign was MOMMY!"

"The sign language classes evolve alongside your child."

"In Norway they offer sign language to babies at school."

Can children learn sign language at school?

Why is it important that parents learn sign language too?

"I think it's good, learning sign language from both a hearing and a deaf teacher."

"When family counseling started, we were taking sign language classes."

"We run into all kinds of situations where we're forced to use sign language. That's quite exciting."

How can you learn sign language as a parent?

"The best response is when people ask: could we join you for one of those sign language classes?"

"At the day care they watched the Lotte & Max DVDs with the children, and that's how they learned how to sign."

Is it difficult for parents to learn sign language?

Why is it important for children to learn sign language if they have a CI?

How early should you start learning a (first) language?

"I had to sign in public for the first time -- that was quite a big step."

Why is the first year of life so important for language acquisition?

How much language input is necessary for proper acquisition of a language?

"It was a blessing in disguise, since we wanted to learn a new language anyway, and we enjoy it."