Check out this paper @wyattehall and @jmhenner and I wrote about using sign language interpreters in #deafed with children who have experienced or are at risk for language deprivation. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Here is a summary: 1/18 tl;dr Deafness ≠ language deprivation. Educating kids who are deaf ≠ educating kids with language deprivation. We argue that sign language interpreters are not a good accommodation for kids at risk for language deprivation, and may actually do more harm than good. 2/18