www.mysmarthands.com http Fireese is now 2 and three quarters, watch as she shows off her printing skills 🙂 People often email me and ask if they should continue signing with their child after they start talking. I always say 100% yes! It is so valuable beyond being able to simply communicate their needs to you early. Plus it is a great second language to know. Here is an article I wrote about the benefits of signing with preschoolers: www.babies-and-sign-language.com For more info please visit my website www.mysmarthands.com Join our baby signing group on facebook www.new.facebook.com.
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i love the mom how she loves her child <3
that funny i learned sign language when i was 2 years old because of my hearing disability.
I ran out of room, but also wanted to add to the part about signing adding a huge benefit to this darling’s communication, but the PERSON BEHIND IT is the even HUGER factor.
Laura has clearly taken A LOT of time, care/love, and socialization with Fireese (her daughter) and it is SO very apparent.
Wow!
The signs and spoken words she produces are amazing of course, but someone had to work with her patiently and consistently to teach her, now didn’t they. 🙂
@sbear4000. I now understand why u focused on an insignificant, minuscule part of this video. 🙂 Seeing as ur profile says u are 14, ok. But lots of people spell Grandmother differently. Some say Granma, Gramma, Gram, Gran, Grammie, Nana, etc.
The purpose of this video shows that a BABY at age 2 or 3 is able to READ letter sequences & recognize them, not only as words, but as communication options.
She is an amazing little girl, & sign language has played a huge role in this aspect. 🙂
Amazing!! And even more so fascinating seeing her read and write, but is her ability to READ fingerspelling!! That had my eyes popping out!
Laura, you and Fireese make an incredible team (and signing duo!), and I’m so happy I get to see these videos. I will be putting this video onto the toddler sign language page!
toddler-sign-language dotcom
(It should be up before you see this message!)
Way to go, Fireese!!! School may even very well be a breeze for you!!! 🙂
Yes I know! But firstly, she’s not even 3 and secondly, that is what she called her grama she didn’t say grandma so it was a ‘nickname’ she used.
but thats not how u spell granDma!!!
u cant speak sign language u sign sign language, i know sign language
Yes, we are going to be having signing classes in Germany very soon! We are just having our manuals translate 🙂
omg! i’m so jealouse! i always wanted to speak sign language, but the only phrases i can say is (and.. well.. one of them is the most stupid sentence you could possibly say to a deaf person):
can you hear me?
and
I love you
are there any singing-babys-classes in germany? i would love to teach my future babys singing!!
ahhh shes soo adorable:]
Some Day?
Shes already a Genius! =]
I did the baby sign language with my 9 month old daughter at 13 months she signed that she wanted more breast milk I singed she was all done and she signed ok lets get up . Lauren is now 7 as smart as anything top of the class for English .Its a really great thing for kids. by the way my child is Scottish
I’m so jealous! I’m a mother of four (ages 1, 2, 8, 10) and I don’t feel like I could ever give all my kids the encouragement and devotion that you do to your daughter 🙁 But this has inspired me to make changes… Your daughter is beautiful, she has a great personality. 🙂
fireese is a beautiful little girl! she is going to be like a genius some day! good work =]
that’s great! a lot of preschoolers i know can’t do that.
that was awesome!
true what mhmhu3 said she dont need school lol she a cutie//smart little girl if she goes to school she gonna be the best future girl in this world unlike them gangsta no offense they not gonna be no help :[
thats amazing.. my brother is almost 4 and he is nowhere near reading and writing (even simple words).
i dont think my sister was that young either..
congratulations on teaching fireese sign language.. i think its really awesome and ill be sure to teach my kids..
keep it up 😀
Awesome! Thanks so much. =]
No, it’s never too early or too late! My daughter was 4 months when I started teaching her. I’ve taught older students in grade 8 and it even helped them 🙂
How young was she when you started teaching her the signs? Is it ever too early or too late?
whoa she writes neater than i do and im 14!!!! lol
My question is then, why, if we know that children learn the most during the first 7 or so years of life, does our education system wait so long to teach them such crucial things?
This family is a living example of what happens when you choose to listen to your child instead of the “proper advice” for development.
My daughter is another example of the value of teaching ASL (Sign) from very early on. She communicates so well that sometimes we forget she is only 17 months old.
I am in the process of making a signing dictionary for parents and I’m going to post all the words on You Tube as well (coming soon!)
If you google ASL dictionary you’ll find a few choices to look up words right now. I always taught my daughter the alphabet. I started singing and signing it and once she could sing it I would teach her the individual letters starting slowly with just a few at a time. That’s how she learned how to read 🙂