When is a good time to start teaching my child sign language?

My son is almost 7 months old and I intend on teaching my son sign language. My husband and I both had hearing problems and we just want to give him a way to communicate with us if he has the same problems. Any suggestions on teaching and when to begin? .

How do you feel about teaching hearing children American Sign Language?

My daughter has Cerebral Palsey and we have been teaching her ASL. It has really helped her communicate and it helps with language aqusition for all children. We use a program called Signing Time that makes learning ASL fun. I have found that most Deaf people are glad that hearing people are making an effort […]

Teaching You How To Learn Sign Language Part 1.

List Order in the video. Part 2 coming up! Follows me on Twitter. www.twitter.com -Alphabets words -Numbers (1-30) -Deaf -Sign Language -Family -Friend -Mom -Dad -Grandma -Grandpa -Sister -Brother -Daughter -Son -Kid -Aunt -Uncle -Cousin -Husband -Wife -Twins -Baby -Girl -Boy -Woman -Man -Niece -Nephew -Boyfriend -Girlfriend -Name -Who -What -When -Where -How -Why -I […]

How to make language teaching in the U.S. dramatically more effective

by Philip Yaffe “Why are Americans so poor at learning to speak other languages?” is asking the wrong question, because the answer is obvious. They don’t learn to speak other languages because they don’t need to. Or more pertinently, they have little or no opportunity to do so even it they want to. […]

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 […]