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What is the importance of Sign Systems to the Learners with hearing impairment?

What is the importance of Sign Systems to the Learners with hearing impairment?

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• Sign systems help the Hearing Impaired to understand English grammar.
• Sign systems bridge the gap between the spoken word, signs and the
written word.
• They also help increase awareness of the sounds of spoken language.
• Sign systems are aids to language development and supplement speech.
• A sign system like finger-spelling plays a supplementary role to the Learners with hearing impairment.
• Signing Exact English (SEE) shows the use of articles and prepositions to Children with hearing Impaired who often have difficulty learning
the correct usage of these parts of English language.
Titany answered the question on May 12, 2022 at 09:44

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