they go to school for deaf people they teach them how to use sign language.
teachers qualified to teach the deaf teach them.
The same way you would learn words, by recognition. Words don’t mean anything until someone shows you the meaning repeatedly. Same with signs.
same way you learn to speak…
kindof a “monkey see monkey do”
not that deaf kids are monkeys just a saying
When its a neccessity to communicate people adapt
Well how do normal kids learn to talk….c it’s natural
the same way hearing children learn. I am an American Sign language interpreter. they learn because the ways that mean certain things bring certain outcomes.
For example: if you say mother in ASL and keep getting a response from the mother than they will learn what that sign or movement means
I knew someone whos baby was a slow talker. So she taught him certain signs at the age of 2.
One of best friend’s mother is deaf. My friend could sign before she could speak. Young children learn things like this very easy.
Their are teachers trained to teach them. One teacher I know of uses pictures to go with the signs and they work on showing examples of things then do the sign for it to let the kids know which thing to ask for. They actually pick up on the sign language pretty fast.
I am trying to teach my 9month old as a way to communicate before she learns to talk. I am using the sign as well as the word, and object if there is one. With repetition I am hoping she will get it.
There is another mom that also taught her son sign language. I don’t know if he’s using it yet, but he understands her when she signs!
Its just like a child learning English….it sounds silly to say because thats whats natural to you and I, but if you use sign, or Chinese just as often as you do English the child will learn.
Hope that helps!
Many times as soon as the parents learn that a child is deaf they start learning to sign so they can communicate with their babies. Little ones pick sign up very quickly.
Most young children can learn sign language at a young age, our children learned basic signs at six months, signing for snacks, drinks, playing, animals. Children are hardwired to learn, and the associations that parents make between certain body movements and items are picked up just as easily as language (or perhaps easier, because it takes less motor control than verbal language does)
It’s the same as the way any child learns a language. Words are associated with “things” , given meaning, and then reinforced over and over again through their use. Children learning sign language are shown what signs are associated with different things repeatedly until it becomes automatic. I volunteered working with deaf and hard-or-hearing infants and toddlers and whenever we served them breakfast or lunch we showed them the signs for each piece of food and then had them show us what the sign for each thing was. Repetition and reinforcement are the key.
Their moms and dads teach them and because they can move their hands before they can talk they are easily able to copy them.
Deaf children learn their language as our children learn theirs. It’s great to see children signing at such an early age. Before my son could talk I had taught him a few words like “more” “hungry” “tired” and best of all, “please”. Pretty cool.
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they go to school for deaf people they teach them how to use sign language.
teachers qualified to teach the deaf teach them.
The same way you would learn words, by recognition. Words don’t mean anything until someone shows you the meaning repeatedly. Same with signs.
same way you learn to speak…
kindof a “monkey see monkey do”
not that deaf kids are monkeys just a saying
When its a neccessity to communicate people adapt
Well how do normal kids learn to talk….c it’s natural
the same way hearing children learn. I am an American Sign language interpreter. they learn because the ways that mean certain things bring certain outcomes.
For example: if you say mother in ASL and keep getting a response from the mother than they will learn what that sign or movement means
I knew someone whos baby was a slow talker. So she taught him certain signs at the age of 2.
One of best friend’s mother is deaf. My friend could sign before she could speak. Young children learn things like this very easy.
Their are teachers trained to teach them. One teacher I know of uses pictures to go with the signs and they work on showing examples of things then do the sign for it to let the kids know which thing to ask for. They actually pick up on the sign language pretty fast.
I am trying to teach my 9month old as a way to communicate before she learns to talk. I am using the sign as well as the word, and object if there is one. With repetition I am hoping she will get it.
There is another mom that also taught her son sign language. I don’t know if he’s using it yet, but he understands her when she signs!
Its just like a child learning English….it sounds silly to say because thats whats natural to you and I, but if you use sign, or Chinese just as often as you do English the child will learn.
Hope that helps!
Many times as soon as the parents learn that a child is deaf they start learning to sign so they can communicate with their babies. Little ones pick sign up very quickly.
Most young children can learn sign language at a young age, our children learned basic signs at six months, signing for snacks, drinks, playing, animals. Children are hardwired to learn, and the associations that parents make between certain body movements and items are picked up just as easily as language (or perhaps easier, because it takes less motor control than verbal language does)
It’s the same as the way any child learns a language. Words are associated with “things” , given meaning, and then reinforced over and over again through their use. Children learning sign language are shown what signs are associated with different things repeatedly until it becomes automatic. I volunteered working with deaf and hard-or-hearing infants and toddlers and whenever we served them breakfast or lunch we showed them the signs for each piece of food and then had them show us what the sign for each thing was. Repetition and reinforcement are the key.
Their moms and dads teach them and because they can move their hands before they can talk they are easily able to copy them.
Deaf children learn their language as our children learn theirs. It’s great to see children signing at such an early age. Before my son could talk I had taught him a few words like “more” “hungry” “tired” and best of all, “please”. Pretty cool.