Just Deaf

Should parents make a choice for their child between spoken language or sign language?

Clifton Langdon (Gallaudet University): language in the brain

Multilingualism

How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?

What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?

To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?

How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?

What are the advantages of bilingualism?

"Children will go their own way with their language preferences, anyway."

"I think bilingualism is very important for your self-confidence."

Can children learn both a spoken language and sign language at the same time?

Is it hard to grow up bilingually?

Is it difficult for children to learn two languages at the same time?

"You have to sign, or you'll make your child unhappy."

What can you do to offer your child a richer language environment?

"Once you've got a good grasp of sign language, Dutch will follow naturally."

Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?

"Children learn to switch between sign language and spoken language early on."

Should you be worried if children are mixing up the two languages they're learning?