Abstract

Pediatricians as Medical-Educational Brokers for Children of Deaf Parents

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  • Students for whom English is a second language (English Learners/EL) comprise 10% of K-12 students in the United States

  • We present a case in which a school system and the family of a typically hearing child of deaf adults (CODA) were in disagreement about school eligibilities, educational interventions, and medical needs [1]

  • An 11-year-old CODA who communicates exclusively with American Sign Language (ASL) at home and has access exclusively to spoken English at school was seen in subspecialty medical consultation

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Introduction

Students for whom English is a second language (English Learners/EL) comprise 10% of K-12 students in the United States. We present a case in which a school system and the family of a typically hearing child of deaf adults (CODA) were in disagreement about school eligibilities, educational interventions, and medical needs [1].

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