Barb DiGi shares her created flowchart of a true bilingual model
in her series on "No ASL Left Behind" (NALB) based on the
interactions of both languages that lead to a higher cognitive
thinking level. Deaf students can learn direclty from written
English with the support of ASL which is considered the most
effective method. It is evident that there is a strong
relationship between ASL and reading. Reference: Rethinking
Education of Deaf Students by Sue Livingston. Reference:
Rethinking Education of Deaf Students by Sue Livingston.