Total Communication was a form of education that used signed, oral, written, and visual instruction to teach English and ASL simultaneously; however, this type of education is not often used anymore. Why do you think that is? Identify and evaluate some of the issues with this type of education. Are there any positive aspects of Total Communication that you can identify?

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Total Communication was a form of education that used signed, oral, written, and visual instruction to teach English and ASL simultaneously; however, this type of education is not often used anymore. The reason I think that is not used anymore is that it is not practical for the modern-day and the many applications we have with technology.

Some of the issues with this type of education were that it was identified with education for special people with different needs. For instance, for deaf people. Or people that were receiving some kind of therapy after a complicated surgery such as heart surgery or after an accident.

Of course there some positive aspects of Total Communication that I can identify. For example, the incorporation of signing language that can be used today to strengthen or nonverbal communication and take better care of our gestures. inflections, and eye contact.