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Introduction Language Acquisition is defined as the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate (Lemetyinen, 2012). In the United States two out of every 1,000 babies are born Deaf or Hard of Hearing (CDC, 2003). Since Deaf and Hard of Hearing babies do not have access to a spoken language at birth, choosing a language option becomes a crucial decision in a short period of time. All babies and children need access to a language in order for language acquisition to occur. This type of language acquisition can vary depending on which option of communication is chosen. Today, there is a variety of choices parents, doctors, pathologists, and families can turn to, in order to ensure their child has access to communication and language. Some of these options include: spoken languages, signed languages, signed systems like sim-coming and Manually Coded english (MCE). There are also options to receive assistive devices to enhance hearing like hearing aids, Cochlear Implants (CIs), and microphone technologies that can assist Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and their access to language and the process of acquisition. A14costa (talk) 15:48, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Brittany's Feedback
Hi Emily,

While you clearly do have a great start with your article, I feel that it needs more information. For example, you did a great job presenting neutral bias on approaches to DHH children in general but you don't go in depth on what those approaches are. I believe that you should be more elaborate on those approaches and the pros and cons of each approach so the parents would be able to see the difference and better understand the meaning of language deprivation in DHH children. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AdinaAnn (talk • contribs) 23:22, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Jill's Peer Review
Overall, this is a great start to your article! I can tell that you already put a lot of thought into your writing to covering all the different types of language acquisitions and various options. And I have a few suggestions below for your future editing, hope these ideas could help you! I noticed that you cited from different sources and also made intext citations; However, I think if you can add a new section at the end of your article for all the references you used and include links to the original sources, then it would be clearer and easier for readers who want to access to more information. In your article, there is no bias, which is very good. However, I think right now readers cannot get enough understanding of all the options you listed, so I think adding brief introductions to each of them would help.Jill Gu (talk) 03:50, 26 March 2018 (UTC)