tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post8024993196912052083..comments2023-05-15T01:45:58.082-07:00Comments on We Never Landed In Holland: He is Deaf and Can Read....yea reallyhaddy2dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-62773061153841214102010-10-19T11:24:50.299-07:002010-10-19T11:24:50.299-07:00So very well said! not only did I grow up in a hou...So very well said! not only did I grow up in a house full of books (my mom is a libraian) but also a house full of music and educators (both parents have 2 degrees, first in music ed and masters in ed). Because of this I love to read, love music and love education. Along the way I fell in love with ASL and am still trying to find a way to combine off of these interests. I love reading these blogs and think your son will cherish these when he is older!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-63088792991480313352009-12-26T22:47:21.305-08:002009-12-26T22:47:21.305-08:00Awesome!!! I'm such a big big fan of reading i...Awesome!!! I'm such a big big fan of reading in the home.... My mother read to me all the time and I had new books coming in the mail regularly even though we didn't have a lot of other new stuff... I now read about 5 short books at nap times and before bed time to my son (hearing) every single day... He'd pitch a fit if I tried to read less or not at all! I hope when he's as old as your son he is just as interested in reading as yours is! :) As a former deaf ed teacher, I can tell you that my most successful students had the most involved parents... not a coincidence!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497558103478019470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-65884828763461614592009-12-26T16:41:18.176-08:002009-12-26T16:41:18.176-08:00Not only I am profoundly deaf and a voracious read...Not only I am profoundly deaf and a voracious reader, I also teach reading to hearing children in an urban public school district. I have three college degrees in education and wrote several papers on early literacy development. This is a perfect example of family literacy. Of course, deaf children, even those who use sign language, can be expected to learn to read with success!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-66318935804426981272009-12-25T13:39:30.624-08:002009-12-25T13:39:30.624-08:00Karen that is so funny. My mother in law gave my s...Karen that is so funny. My mother in law gave my seven year old daughter a DS last night. My sweet little girl has been abducted by a chattering piece of plastic! About an hour ago she finally uttered from her techno haze, " Daddy I need help feeding my baby". I have no idea what that means but at least she still knows where she is at.haddy2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-87538084714266496722009-12-25T10:52:43.065-08:002009-12-25T10:52:43.065-08:00We are a reading house too, in fact, my husband ha...We are a reading house too, in fact, my husband has asked me to stop buying books because we have too many. So now the library is our second home. My daughter is buried in books every day, but my boys are another story-- I have to drag 'em away from their games to get them to read.Karen Putzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098620301550608119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-52393333988699449302009-12-24T11:10:59.098-08:002009-12-24T11:10:59.098-08:00hee hee, thank you! I forgot to mention this only ...hee hee, thank you! I forgot to mention this only helped us because we share a common language. Also thank you for the kind words.haddy2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-21254578645862070952009-12-24T08:54:49.053-08:002009-12-24T08:54:49.053-08:00Yeah, what's awesome about you is that you act...Yeah, what's awesome about you is that you actually learned sign language and can communicate with your son. That's why he is interested about the world and likes to read. You can guide him in that. It's SHOCKING how many parents don't bother communicating with their children beyond a few basic nouns and simple commands. It breaks my heart. In all fairness, it probably breaks their hearts too. I just became an interpreter in a mainstream setting, and you are absolutely right. Your parents are your first teachers, but when your parents CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH YOU then you have some major obstacles to overcome. <br /><br />Imagine, when you read, and you have a question about it, nobody can answer it for you. You can't even ask it. The only time you see reading modeled is at school, in the midst of the teacher yelling at people to be quiet, possibly the teacher can't sign very well because there are no requirements for Deaf Ed teachers to know sign language.<br /><br />The whole thing is insane, and seems insurmountable. You have done a beautiful thing with your son. You should be so proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com