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From: James.Womack@f14.n300.z1.fidonet.org (James Womack)
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Subject: Re: Mensa, IQ and Deafies
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Date: 4 Jun 91 02:15:55 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Ann, as I have stated repeatedly, the average Deaf child is not going
to master English until educators realize that that child must have
an easily acquired first language in place f i r s t. ASL is for the
American Deaf child the only one that is easily acquired. From there
go to teach English as a second language and from thence all the other
academics.

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