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The Maale Foundation
The Maale Foundation
Rock City, Juba

I’m truly excited to share my native language with you and, in turn, our community.

When people hear my deaf son’s speech on here they tend to think things like this 👇 💭Maybe she focused too much on sign 💭If she’d just worked on his listening and speaking more, he would have “better” speech 💭 He must “rely” on a signed language because he’s had too much of it early on 💭 He’s going to be behind his peers now And the list goes on 🙄 I know they think this because of the “insightful” messages I get every time I post a video of him speaking 🫠 But here’s the facts 👇 ➡️ We have made an intentional focus on both spoken and signed language from the very beginning. ➡️ He has had regular speech therapy since 10 months of age. ➡️ He has worn devices consistently since he was 7 weeks of age ➡️I’m a native speaker of English, as is my husband and other son. ➡️I’m a non-native signer, and my husband and son are still learning Auslan as a second language. Lets make something clear 🔥⬇️ The reason my deaf son’s first language is a signed language, is not because “we didn’t focus enough on speech” or “focused too much on sign”. It’s because he has not been able to consistently access spoken English at a level required to develop speech. Regardless of the technology, the therapy and the audist promises thrown his way 🙄 THIS is why the inclusion of signed languages in EVERY deaf and hard of hearing child’s intervention plan is so critical ❤️ Because more often than not, devices are NOT enough to ensure a strong, rich language foundation for these kids. Even with all the guarantees and promises in the world 🌎 Devices are not the “solution” to language deprivation. Full access to a natural language from birth is the solution to language deprivation. And PS: The whole “signing hinders speech development” theory just isn’t a thing nor is it how language works at a fundamental or neurological level 🤷🏻‍♀️ #LanguageDeprivation #SpeechDevelopment #SignLanguage #Auslan #SignedLanguages 03/21/2025

When people hear my deaf son’s speech on here they tend to think things like this 👇 💭Maybe she focused too much on sign 💭If she’d just worked on his listening and speaking more, he would have “better” speech 💭 He must “rely” on a signed language because he’s had too much of it early on 💭 He’s going to be behind his peers now And the list goes on 🙄 I know they think this because of the “insightful” messages I get every time I post a video of him speaking 🫠 But here’s the facts 👇 ➡️ We have made an intentional focus on both spoken and signed language from the very beginning. ➡️ He has had regular speech therapy since 10 months of age. ➡️ He has worn devices consistently since he was 7 weeks of age ➡️I’m a native speaker of English, as is my husband and other son. ➡️I’m a non-native signer, and my husband and son are still learning Auslan as a second language. Lets make something clear 🔥⬇️ The reason my deaf son’s first language is a signed language, is not because “we didn’t focus enough on speech” or “focused too much on sign”. It’s because he has not been able to consistently access spoken English at a level required to develop speech. Regardless of the technology, the therapy and the audist promises thrown his way 🙄 THIS is why the inclusion of signed languages in EVERY deaf and hard of hearing child’s intervention plan is so critical ❤️ Because more often than not, devices are NOT enough to ensure a strong, rich language foundation for these kids. Even with all the guarantees and promises in the world 🌎 Devices are not the “solution” to language deprivation. Full access to a natural language from birth is the solution to language deprivation. And PS: The whole “signing hinders speech development” theory just isn’t a thing nor is it how language works at a fundamental or neurological level 🤷🏻‍♀️ #LanguageDeprivation #SpeechDevelopment #SignLanguage #Auslan #SignedLanguages

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About Sandy Sego

I'm a Deaf individual who recently discovered the heart-swelling joy and honor of teaching American Sign Language. I’m truly excited to share my native language with you and, in turn, our community.

My curriculum breaks down into 15 classes for each of the four levels of ASL. My lessons can immediately be applied in real life after just one class. I teach practical conversational ASL with not only vocabulary but also sentences and stories utilizing proper ASL syntax and grammar, classifiers, facial expressions, body movement, and of course, Deaf culture and history. My students leave my first class grinning and introduce me to their parents and friends immediately using ASL that they just learned.

The ripples my students create by in turn teaching their friends and family ASL are visibly spreading and making a remarkable difference in multiple communities. I dream of a world where nearly everyone can sign, improving the quality of interactions, relationships, and life for those of us who rely on ASL to communicate.

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