Kids learn fast, and it's up to us to take advantage of this critical learning period and ensure they develop into skilled, happy adults. (wehavekids.com)
Rachel Mayberry of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, told the AAAS that there is also a critical learning period for ASL. (newscientist.com)
PROFOUNDLY deaf children must be exposed to sign language as early as possible or they may miss a critical learning period for language acquisition and never become fluent at signing, according to a Canadian researcher. (newscientist.com)