I am writing to you today to try to show you why we should be teaching American Sign Language in schools. It is a county/school district matter, which means each separate county chooses what languages are taught as classes, but I believe that you (the National Government) should try to push American Sign Language as a foreign language little more. ASL is very important, it makes it easier to communicate with people that are hearing-impaired. ASL isn’t random hand gestures or charades, it is an important form of communication. If we teach kids and young adults ASL now, then in the future more adults will know ASL and will be able to use this skill to their advantage.
Every country’s hearing-impaired community is different and decides at some point what signs signify specific words or phrases. ASL, American Sign Language, is very important, and most people should …show more content…
This bill was actually passed in October of 2002, to take effect in July 2003. The bill sadly “died” and no further steps were taken to put it into motion. This bill is said to be in the state of being reconsidered by Pennsylvania Representative Rich Irvin. Once a state recognizes a language (such as ASL) as a foreign language, school districts in that state can choose to teach the language. What this means is that school districts in Pennsylvania and thirty-seven other states, can teach ASL as a foreign language.
It has been proven that learning sign language as a child can average a higher IQ by 8-13 points. In my pre-school, Lane Montessori, we were taught basic French, Spanish, and ASL. Of course, in ASL, we only learned basic signs for family relations (brother, sister…) and signs like stop, go, goodbye, and good morning. If we had continued learning more complex signs, I’m sure that I would have wanted to continue learning
Every country’s hearing-impaired community is different and decides at some point what signs signify specific words or phrases. ASL, American Sign Language, is very important, and most people should …show more content…
This bill was actually passed in October of 2002, to take effect in July 2003. The bill sadly “died” and no further steps were taken to put it into motion. This bill is said to be in the state of being reconsidered by Pennsylvania Representative Rich Irvin. Once a state recognizes a language (such as ASL) as a foreign language, school districts in that state can choose to teach the language. What this means is that school districts in Pennsylvania and thirty-seven other states, can teach ASL as a foreign language.
It has been proven that learning sign language as a child can average a higher IQ by 8-13 points. In my pre-school, Lane Montessori, we were taught basic French, Spanish, and ASL. Of course, in ASL, we only learned basic signs for family relations (brother, sister…) and signs like stop, go, goodbye, and good morning. If we had continued learning more complex signs, I’m sure that I would have wanted to continue learning