We like to call this our "cheat sheet" for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Your child is uniquely tuned to different aspects of communication throughout development. Check it out for communication tips that encourage vocabulary development!
We've developed a research-based side-by-side timeline for language development in both spoken and signed modalities. Check it out to see what linguistic milestones your child should be reaching during development for either mode of language!
View our recommended list of external supplemental materials from other authors.
VL2 publishes research briefs as a resource for educators and parents. The goal is to inform the education community of research findings, to summarize relevant scholarship, and, in the form of practice guides, to present recommendations that educators and parents can use when addressing the multifaceted challenges of educating deaf and hard of hearing children.
VL2 provides exciting and captivating stories in both American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Several major research studies on bilingualism and visual learning show that learning two languages leads to greater literacy skills in both languages, and the younger, the better. Young visual learners, deaf and hearing, do benefit tremendously from continued exposure to ASL and written English.