Tag Archives: Teaching

Teaching Kids Sign Language Will Be A Blessing

Dads and moms can come across quite a few items they should educate their children about. Dads and moms will want their kids to understand what is right from what is wrong. Fathers and mothers would like a kid to become accountable. Furthermore mothers and fathers may want to teach a child sign language to […]

Baby Fingers: Unlocking The Benefits Of Teaching American Sign Language To Hearing Children

Baby Fingers, founded by Lora Heller in 2000, takes a unique approach to teaching communication skills: rather than relying on spoken words, Baby Fingers has developed a method of using American Sign Language to build language skills in hearing children. Though American Sign Language is typically taught only to deaf children, Baby Fingers has built […]

What do you think about teaching a young child a second language?

I was just talking with a co-worker about her little cousin (I think she’s around 18 months). They are already teaching her Spanish AND Sign language on top of properly learning English. What do you think about teaching a child another language so young? What do you think the ideal age would be to learn […]

Will teaching my 20 month old who can’t talk sign language slow him down?

He is starting to see a speach path this week. She told me we could start teaching him sign so he can learn to communicate in some way. I was wondering if that would just hinder his talking even more. I’m just not sure what to do with this one, I want him to be […]

Have you heard of day cares teaching sign language to all kids?

I heard that some daycares are teaching sign language to all kids. Supposedly young children can pick it up before they can even talk. They say you can communicate with your child earlier by doing this, like when they are hungry, thirsty or have to go to the bathroom. Do you think this is really […]

Has anyone tried teaching their baby sign language?

Did you know sign language before teaching your baby or did you learn along with your baby? What age did you start? What age did they start signing back? Would you recommend it? Do you think it helped your baby? Did they speak later than normal? Did you see less tantrums? What products can you […]

Teaching a baby sign language, anyone practice this with their baby?

I would love to teach Jack Henry sign language, he’s 10 months old are there any cool websites that I could go to, to learn more about it, how easy is it to teach them? He already signs when he sees his bottle its funny though he does his little fingers like he’s calling a […]

Verbal Behavior: Teaching Children with Autism, Max

This is the story of my little nephew, Max Hall. Max is 5 and attends the Mariposa School for Children with Autism in Cary, NC. He has no words, but through the intensive instruction at Mariposa, Max has learned sign language. Watch this video to learn more about how to help children with Autism. Early […]

Is anyone else teaching their child how to speak in sign language?

My girls are 2 and 4 I wanted to teach them ways to communicate with other people who could not hear, Now people look at me as if I am weird for doing so. Is anyone else teaching their children or am I just a weirdo? I just thought it was something easy for them […]