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Should parents make a choice for their child between spoken language or sign language?
Clifton Langdon (Gallaudet University): language in the brain
Multilingualism
Can children learn both a spoken language and sign language at the same time?
"Once you've got a good grasp of sign language, Dutch will follow naturally."
What can you do to offer your child a richer language environment?
What are the advantages of bilingualism?
To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?
How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?
Is it hard to grow up bilingually?
"I think bilingualism is very important for your self-confidence."
How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?
"Children learn to switch between sign language and spoken language early on."
"You have to sign, or you'll make your child unhappy."
Should you be worried if children are mixing up the two languages they're learning?
Is it difficult for children to learn two languages at the same time?
Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?
What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?
"Children will go their own way with their language preferences, anyway."
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