Oralismo (Oralism)

The oralismo is a approach to the education of deaf people that focuses on the teaching of oral language and lip-readingrather than on the use of sign language. The oralismo has been developed on the basis of the idea that deafness is a disability that should be correct and that the main goal of the education of the deaf people is to teach them to talk and to listen to how people with hearing impairments. The approach of the oralismo it has undergone a lot of criticism in the course of the yearsbecause it takes no account of the sign language as the primary language of the deaf does not recognize the wealth and culture of the deaf community. Today, many experts of the education of deaf people claim that theeducation is bilingual in sign language and spoken language) is the best approach to the education of deaf people.