ERIC Number: EJ1268086
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Publication Date: 2020
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Grandparents, Parents, Children--and Four Languages: A Deaf Family's Story
Morán, Norma; Torres, Franklin C.
Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, v21 p4-7 2020
Despite different childhood experiences--primarily differences centered around language access--the authors share stories of growing up in large Spanish-speaking families with a strong sense of cultural identity and values. Now as they raise three children together, this is what they want for them as well--a sense of cultural identity and pride, and fluency in at least four languages--American Sign Language (ASL), Peruvian Sign Language (LSP), English, and Spanish. [This article is a companion to "Family Language Planning with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Fostering Multilingual Development" in this issue (see EJ1268229).]
Descriptors: Deafness, Family Environment, Spanish Speaking, Sign Language, English, Cultural Influences, Language Fluency, Child Rearing, Multilingualism
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, KS 3600, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-526-9105; Tel: 202-651-5340; Fax: 202-651-5708; e-mail: odyssey@gallaudet.edu; Web site: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu
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Language: English
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