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Useful Resources on Various Topics

Bilingual Education

• ASL and Spoken English: A Bilingual Program (Sharon Graney)
• The Bilingual Paradox: How signing-speaking bilingual children help us to resolve it and teach us about the brain¹s mechanisms underlying all language acquisition. Petitto, L. A. & Kovelman, I. (2003), Learning Languages, Spring Vol.8, No.3, pages 5-18.
• Educating Deaf Children Bilingually (Mahshie)
• Different Paths to Bilingualism (section of Mahshie's article)
• Bilingual for All Deaf Children (John Egbert's blog)
• The Right of a Deaf Child to Grow Up Bilingual, by Francois Grosjean
• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
• CAEBER: CAEBER
  The Center for ASL/English Bilingual Education and Research (CAEBER) envisions high academic achievement for deaf and hard-of-hearing students by facilitating proficiency in both American Sign Language and English and providing professional development in ASL/English bilingual assessment, curriculum and instructional strategies; as well as the effective use of language planning and cutting-edge technology to facilitate development of both languages academically.
• Bilingual-Bicultural Deaf Resources
• Role of Sign Language in Sweden
• ASL Rose

Early Intervention / EHDI Information & Research

• Early Intervention Helps Deaf Infants: Research

American Sign Language Studies

• Signs of Literacy (Gallaudet University)
• Education Accessibility in Sweden: High School and University (Karina Chupina)
• How Signs Help Develop Cognitive Skills (Cyril Courtin)
• What is ASL? (Leo Jacob's article)
• Boston University's http://www.bu.edu/asllrp/American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project
• The Research, the Findings and the Benefits of Baby Sign Language (Jackie Durnin)
• Helping Deaf Students Read (interview article with Marlon Kuntze - search for "Kuntze" to find the article)
• Using ASL Reading to Deaf Children

Learning American Sign Language

• KidSign
• ASL Rose
• Dawn Sign Press: American Sign Language Materials
• American Society for Deaf Children: ASDC is a non-profit organization advocating rights and education for Deaf Children.
• Harris Communications: Products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
• Linguistic Genocide in Education or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights? By Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
• Multimedia ASL Reference in Development
• ASL Rose
• The Research, the Findings and the Benefits of Baby Sign Language (Jackie Durnin)
• ASL and Spoken English: A Bilingual Program (Sharon Graney)
• Helping Deaf Students Read (interview article with Marlon Kuntze - search for "Kuntze" to find the article)
• Using ASL Reading to Deaf Children
• Gary Malkowski - Canada's Only Former Elected Deaf Member of Provincial Parliament/Politician in North America
• American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project

Advocacy Organizations

• American Society for Deaf Children: ASDC is a non-profit organization advocating rights and education for Deaf Children.

Assistive Products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

• Harris Communications: Products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Must-read Resources

• Linguistic Genocide in Education or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights? By Tove Skutnabb-Kangas 

In the News

• Multimedia ASL Reference in Development