The usual definition of the term "literacy" generally
corresponds with mastering the reading and writing of a spoken
language. This narrow scope often engenders unsubstantiated claims
that print literacy alone leads to, among other so-called
higher-order thinking skills, logical and rational thinking and the
abstract use of language. Thus, the importance of literacy for deaf
children in American Sign Language (ASL) is marginalized, asserts
author Kristin Snoddon in her new book "American Sign Language and
Early Literacy: A Model Parent-Child Program." As a contrast,
Snoddon describes conducting an ethnographic, action study of the
ASL Parent-Child Mother Goose program, provided by a Deaf service
agency in Ontario, Canada to teach ASL literacy to deaf
children.
According to current scholarship, literacy is achieved through
primary discourse shared with parents and other intimates, which
establishes a child's initial sense of identity, culture, and
vernacular language. Secondary discourse derives from outside
agents and interaction, such as expanding an individual's literacy
to other languages. Snoddon writes that the focus of the ASL
Parent-Child Mother Goose program is on teaching ASL through rhymes
and stories and some facets of the culture of Deaf ASL users. This
focus enabled hearing parents to impart first-language acquisition
and socialization to their deaf children in a more natural primary
discourse as if the parents were Deaf themselves. At the same time,
hearing parents experience secondary discourses through their
exposure to ASL and Deaf culture.
Snoddon also comments on current infant hearing screening and
early intervention and the gaps in these services. She discusses
gatekeeper individuals and institutions that restrict access to ASL
for young Deaf children and their families. Finally, she reports on
public resources for supporting ASL literacy and the implications
of her findings regarding the benefits of early ASL literacy
programming for Deaf children and their families.
General
Imprint: |
Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
March 2012 |
Authors: |
Kristin Snoddon
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Dimensions: |
250 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
|
Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56368-527-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
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General
|
LSN: |
1-56368-527-2 |
Barcode: |
9781563685279 |
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