CHAPTER 15:

 "Should all hearing people be required to learn signing, and if so what are the absolute essentials?"

Sign language is a language that many people forget about, or dont know enough about. Children in preschool are at the prime age for language acquistion. They take it "naturally" and tend to master it quickly. I believe that children should be required to learn sign language because there are many causes to deafness and if they establish sign language as they are young it isnt as hard to learn as it is for an older person. Learning to sign can also be beneficial for children. For example, If a child is in a church sermon and has to use the rest room that child can simply sign to their parents without distracting anyone around. Sign Langauge is also good practice for hand-eye coordination and manual- dexerity skills. It is a language that can be useful through out life and I strongly believe that hearing people should be encouraged to learn.