On 14 December 2017, the Irish Sign Language (ISL) Act was passed by the Dáil. The ISL Act 2017, recognises Irish Sign Language is the third official language of Ireland and the first language of the ...
Long before my wife Claudia and I had our son, Rupert, 16 months ago, we’d already discussed the importance of bringing him up with both speech and sign language from birth (should he be born hearing) ...
Infants cared for by a relative develop better language skills by the age of three than those cared for in settings such as creches, according to new research. Children looked after in creches develop ...