Family Language Planning with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Fostering Multilingual Development

This article outlines a 6-step process to help families create language plans that include ASL, home languages, and English. Authors advocate for multilingualism and provide tools and sample routines to build strong linguistic and cultural connections across family and community.

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