Resource Center

Our program celebrates the American Sign Language and English bilingual child and their families. We offer a full access to language—through American Sign Language and spoken English when appropriate and when the child has specific eligibilities to receive such service. We believe in a natural approach to language—offering opportunities to play with both languages. " -Early Childhood Education program at TSD

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Publications on Bilingual/Bicultural Language Development

For Families

http://vl2.gallaudet.edu/ – Visual Language & Visual Learning (VL)-2 Gallaudet’s Science and Learning Center
http://www.deafdc.com/ – Deaf Community in DC
http://www.ascdeaf.com/blog/?p=323 = American Society for Deaf Children
http://www.deafed.net/PageText.asp?hdnPageId=120 = Teacher Education of the Deaf Programs – nationwide
http://deafbilingual.blogspot.com/ – Deaf Bilingual Coalition
http://www.deafread.com/ – Blog/Vlog in Deaf Community
http://www.rid.org/ – Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
http://www.rad.org/ – Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
http://www.coda-international.org/- Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) International
http://www.deafdawn.org/HomePage.asp – Deaf Abused Women’s Network, Washington, DC
http://www.deafdigest.com –Deaf Digest
http://www.nbda.org -National Black Deaf Advocates
http://www.deafwomenofcolor.com -Deaf Women of Color
http://www.dcara.org – Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency
http://www.nadc-usa.org/index.html – National Asian Deaf Congress
http://asigninterpreters.com – Nationwide Sign Language Interpreting Agency
http://www.dawnsign.com - Dawn Sign Press

For Professionals

Preparation of Bilingual/Bicultural Professionals: Birth-5 yrs-Research Based Practices
http://essentialeducator.org/?p=2943
Deaf Children’s Modality Preference in Bimodal Bilingual Programs
http://www.naatd.org.au/ANZCED2011/ANZCED%202011%20Deaf%20children%27s%20modality%20preferences%20in%20a%20bimodal%20bilingual%20program.%20Final.pdf
Concerning the Bilingual/Bicultural Language Development Mode for Deaf Children
http://choices-delaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bicultural-bilingual-mode-v2.pdf
Sociolinguistic Perspectives on the Education of Deaf Children in Inclusion Placements: Laurel Standley
http://www.lingref.com/isb/4/170ISB4.PDF
Deaf Individual’s Bilingual Abilities: ASL Proficiency, Reading Skills, and Family Characteristics
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=3951
Outcomes of cochlear implantation in deaf children of deaf parents: comparative study
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0022215112001909
Full article is hosted here

Lead-K: Language, Activism, Pictures

Three women tell us about LEAD-K, an organization working towards getting all Deaf children Kindergarten ready. They share the personal stories that led them to join the cause. Their fight? To start using English AND ASL when teaching Deaf children instead of English OR ASL. Coming up we look at people who've successfully grown up with English and ASL, as well as those who grew up oral and look back wishing they had ASL.