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  "id": 17030143,
  "title": "Deaf children exposed to sign language from birth match hearing peers in early maths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/deaf-children-exposed-to-sign-language-from-birth-match-hearing-peers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:12:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/researchers-studying-deaf-children-aged-3-to-7-found-those-exposed-to-sign-language-from-birth-performed-comparably-in-early-maths-to-hearing-children-who-learnt-spoken-language-from-birth/articleshow/135293734.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new study indicates that early access to language is crucial for children's understanding of numbers. Deaf children with exposure to sign language from birth perform similarly to hearing children learning spoken language. Researchers assessed various children, highlighting the importance of language in early development. The findings suggest that both signed and spoken languages foster academic…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}