... speak a language other than English at home and may still have strong ties to their ethnic roots. In this case, being able to speak the language of the family's ethnic heritage may be important for the child's sense of cultural identity. To be unable to speak the family's language could make a child feet like an outsider within his or her own ... of oralism and proponents of manualism. Mason believes that rather than a controversy between the two philosophies, there exists a conflict between a communication-related educational objective and the reality of thousands of deaf, hard of hear...

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