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Deaf Childhood Literacy

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Roughly 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, over 75% of whom never learn to sign. As a result, deaf children have little to no language exposure until they enter school and even then, language exposure is limited to the school setting. Because of this, deaf children typically fall behind their hearing peers in literacy during early elementary school and most never catch up. The average deaf adult reads at the 4th grade level. 

To combat this, DPS collects children's books and renders them deaf-friendly by printing and adhering pictures of ASL signs directly to book pages. Text is either translated word-for-word or supplemented with ASL vocabulary, thereby encouraging hearing parents to sign with their children while reading.
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Chicago, IL 60647

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  • Home
    • About >
      • Community Center
    • Join Us
    • Acknowledgements
  • Mission
  • Programs
    • ASL Tutoring >
      • ASL Class
      • ASL Online
      • Private Tutoring
    • Self Defense >
      • Request a Class
      • Self Defense Support
    • CPR
    • Interpreting
    • Deaf Sensitivity Training
    • Literacy Programming >
      • Book Sponsorship
    • Soldier Field Fundraising >
      • Sign Up
    • Recycling Initiatives >
      • Zip and Button
      • Scrap Collection
    • Vintage DPSkoolie >
      • Skoolie Creation
  • Masks
    • All Masks
    • Filter Masks
    • Holiday Masks
    • Floral Masks
    • Pet Prints
    • Sports Masks
    • Halloween Masks
  • Business Services
    • DJ PRoNYx
    • DPaws
    • Graphic Design Services
    • Bartending
    • Photography & Video Editing >
      • Professional Portfolio
  • Store
    • ASL Products
    • Face Coverings
    • DPS Shirts
  • Donate
  • Contact