Reading stories to young children is already a great way to engage them while they are learning. If you incorporate sign language when reading stories, children will learn words more quickly and understand them more easily. A great book I suggest reading to your child or students is Hello, Sun by Dayle Ann Dodds. […]
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Baby Sign Language – Bubbles Song
American Sign Language signs have shown to be helpful in increasing communication among children and helping with their learning abilities. It can also be a fun way to interact with your child or students. They are learning better communication, while having fun. Songs are a great way to get children involved and excited about […]
Will Teaching My Baby Sign Language Delay His Speech?
by Christina Schabow, owner Baby Sign Language in Play (Portland, Oregon) This is by far one of the most common questions I get from parents: Will teaching my baby to sign delay his speech?As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) I love to answer this question! A good deal of research has been done to address […]
Learning Baby Sign Language
Have you ever looked at your newborn baby, and wondered why are you crying so much today? I think all parents have. Now there is a new way to communicate with your child at a very early age. Babies as young as 6 months old can learn to do baby sign language. This […]
Baby Sign Language – A Tool For Early Communication
Baby Sign Language is a gesture-based form of communication used with hearing pre-verbal babies and toddlers. It is an exciting way for parents to communicate with their children before they can talk. Parents communicate with their children through body language and their knowledge of their child’s behavior; Baby Sign Language is an extension of […]
Baby Sign Language Sign for Stop
Parents and teachers are always searching for new ways to effectively instruct their students. Speaking or shouting verbally often causes a distraction for on-task children, and are therefore not effective. American Sign Language is a great approach to help with this issue, lessening frustration among adults and children. It is a way that children […]
Music Mediated Baby Sign Language Instruction Enhances Motivation And Learning Development
Music mediated sign language instruction has several central purposes. The first is to guide each child, deaf or hearing, in developing fluent language skills while promoting effective communication between the children and their family and peers. The second is to support the development of language as a tool for literacy attainment. Third, it will […]
My Baby Fingers – Expanding Communication With Sign Language Classes For Teens
Growing in popularity, the concept of pre-verbal communication with infants has benefited many families. Current theory suggests that children have finished developing basic language skills at around five years of age, but the desire and need to communicate can begin in babies as early as four months. Many parents have found that early teaching […]
Baby Sign Language First Signs
It can be frustrating for both parents and their child when they lack communication with each other before their baby can speak. American Sign Language can be a great way to communicate with your baby before they can speak verbally with you. As a parent, it will help you to understand your child’s needs […]
Sign Language For Babies – Open Communication Lines Between Your Baby & You!
Sign language for babies helps you and your precious little one to communicate. Let’s face it, when your baby cries, do you instantly know what’s wrong? No of course you don’t, Mothers rarely do. On hearing our baby cry we run through a check list, trying to identify the underlying problem. Teaching your baby […]