how do they do it?

On the bus this morning I was thinking about deaf children and how they grow up. If a child is profoundly deaf, how do they learn to read? How do they mentally pronounce the words that they come to understand?

A quick google when I arrived at work has taught me that hearing aid and cockler cochlear implant technology is much better than I gave it credit for, and according to this, deaf children should be taught to understand and speak before learning things like written word, lip reading or sign language.

This quick lesson has made me happier in the knowledge that your child being born deaf isn't as tragic as it first may seem.