In-home sign language as an alternative to sign-spoken bilingualism in deaf children from hearing families

Abstract

A sign-spoken bilingualism raise many doubts among hearing parents who have deaf children. Even though many researches shows that nonverbal communication brings many benefits, in hearing families bilingualism is not obvious. It is not equivalent to renounce speech for sign language. Unfortunately constant develop in speech therapy does not significantly affect to perception sign language.
The article discuss about the phenomenon of a sign-spoken bilingualism in the context of introduction new definition (in-home language). This phenomenon applies to sign language for deaf children, who have hearing parents. “In-home sign language” is a set of essential signs, which are necessary for communication about our needs and dactylography, which can help with the articulation. This system can be the alternative for bilingualism in the first stages of deaf children’s life.