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"When family counseling started, we were taking sign language classes."
Koen family
Learning sign language
"The sign language classes evolve alongside your child."
Is it difficult for parents to learn sign language?
Why is it important that parents learn sign language too?
"I had to sign in public for the first time -- that was quite a big step."
"Guus' first sign was MOMMY!"
Why is it important to start learning sign language before your child gets a CI?
"We run into all kinds of situations where we're forced to use sign language. That's quite exciting."
"I learn all kinds of signs from Guus."
"When Guus was three years old we were taught sign language at home."
How can you learn sign language as a parent?
"It was a blessing in disguise, since we wanted to learn a new language anyway, and we enjoy it."
Why is the first year of life so important for language acquisition?
How much language input is necessary for proper acquisition of a language?
How early should you start learning a (first) language?
Why is it important for children to learn sign language if they have a CI?
Can children learn sign language at school?
"The best response is when people ask: could we join you for one of those sign language classes?"
"I think it's good, learning sign language from both a hearing and a deaf teacher."
"In Norway they offer sign language to babies at school."
"At the day care they watched the Lotte & Max DVDs with the children, and that's how they learned how to sign."
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