Discovery Planet Child Minding Centre
"American Sign Language"
Immersion Dual
American Sign Language, also known as ASL is a distinct language with its own culture and history.
ASL is a powerful communication tool, A study funded by the
National Institute of Child Health found that "children who learned sign
language had larger vocabularies and showed more interest in books than
their non-signing peers.
When those same children were studied as 7 and 8 year olds, they were
found to have higher IQ scores by an average of 12 IQ points than
non-signing children in a control group." (Dr. Marilyn, 2003)
Research has discovered many other benefits for a signing immersion program.
