How does a deaf mute learn to read and write?

Question

There was someone who claimed to be that at the coffee shop asking for money on very well typed notes. Just curious.

Answer 1

from what i know, they're fully capable of carrying out the same things duties as people with "normal" hearing...it's just instead of pronouncing actual words, they shout more of a moan...as well as communicating through sign language and reading lips.

Answer 2

They learn by reading the words. Like little kids do with the picture of the cat and the word cat under it. Speaking is hard if you don't have the ablity to hear. They learn to read and from that they learn words and how to write them. They just may not know how to pronounce the words. Some have trouble with spelling others do not. I have a hearing loss and spelling is hard for me. My speach is fine but, people think I have a british accent.

Answer 3

In CT there was a school for the deaf where reading and writing were taught. There was also a manner of teaching sign language which most deaf people  use and understand. Because a person is deaf , doesn't deny his/her ability to learn.

Answer 4

Eh

Answer 5

With some difficulties, but not impossible. If you are really interested do a search for the hellen keller foundation, and watch the movie too, very touching. She was blind and deaf.

Those note passing people asking for money, some give physically challenged people a bad name.

Answer 6

They can learn and do learn.

They do not have the need to beg for money as society provides well for them.

British Sign Language needs only eyes to learn.

Answer 7

I don't have much information to share with you but one suggestion would be to see how Helen Keller did it.  Remember she was blind and hearing impared.  Wow that's a challenge for both parties.

Answer 8

no idea!

Answer 9

Someone who claimed to be "deaf mute" in a typed note was asking for money?  Did they refer to themselves as "deaf mute" or is that your description?  It's not a term commonly used... simply using the term "deaf" is appropraite.

Deaf people can learn to read and write, but they just don't learn how to read the same way hearing people do. Actually, it's much more challenging for Deaf people because they can't depend on phonetics to help them. They learn a completely different way - through visual patterns (as opposed to rhyming), chunking, etc. It's based on a visual approach. What is very important, though, is having a solid language base first - American Sign Language (ASL). Only through a solid first language can one develop a second language successfully... hence a Deaf person learning English as a second language.

Answer 10

Using sign language and holding up a visual of the letter, and have them say how they think its pronounced and then pointing to where the sound should come from like the throat or the stomach or whatever. But I'm not sure because I'm not deaf or mute. :)