The idea of babies and toddlers talking and reading can seem incredible, but language and literacy skills get an early boost when adults introduce simple sign language to little ones. Learning to Read ...

Scientific groups around the country are working to help deaf and hard-of-hearing students better envision science, technology, engineering, and math concepts. At the American Association for the ...

English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking and understanding English and connections to their home languages. Those are two agreements ...

The White House is fighting against calls to restore live American Sign Language interpretation at press briefings, arguing in court that such a requirement would interfere with President Donald Trump ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

A mom on Reddit has come under criticism after revealing that she is forcing her teenage daughter to learn sign language after remarrying a man with a 7-year-old child who is deaf—or leave. The ...

While working at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., the late cognitive neuroscientist Ursula Bellugi discovered that, much like spoken language, sign language was made up ...

Sign language interpreter Justina Miles was highly-celebrated for her presence at this year's Super Bowl. Her contributions as a Black sign language interpreter highlight the history of the Black ASL.