Babies and Sign Language?
Has anyone taught their baby sign language and if so, did it help the baby communcate with you before they could talk? In other words did it really work?
I’m an American Sign Language major, and for a research paper, I focused on my adopted baby brother who is now 8 months old (adopted at 1 month). I used signs to back up my spoken word and actions with him, and now he’s able to use them to communicate. For example: If I’m eating something, he’ll sign the word "FOOD". He can also sign: MORE, DIRTY, YES, PLEASE… I’ve found that learning these signs helps him to understand how language works. In comparison to my cousin, who is a 9 month old female without ASL knowledge, my brother asks for food before he cries because of hunger and uses sign language to get our attention. He enjoys the reaction he gets from other adults when he signs which seems to motivate him to learn and use sign.
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April 28th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
yes! for sure!! my 13 month old uses signs all the time like help me, more, milk , eat…i wish i’d known about it when my other kids were babies!!here’s a link that i use..http://www.signwithme.com/002_browse_signs.asp
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April 28th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I’m an American Sign Language major, and for a research paper, I focused on my adopted baby brother who is now 8 months old (adopted at 1 month). I used signs to back up my spoken word and actions with him, and now he’s able to use them to communicate. For example: If I’m eating something, he’ll sign the word "FOOD". He can also sign: MORE, DIRTY, YES, PLEASE… I’ve found that learning these signs helps him to understand how language works. In comparison to my cousin, who is a 9 month old female without ASL knowledge, my brother asks for food before he cries because of hunger and uses sign language to get our attention. He enjoys the reaction he gets from other adults when he signs which seems to motivate him to learn and use sign.References :
April 28th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
I started signing with my daughter when she was around 6 months, and she started signing back at 10 months. Babies do understand it before they are able to sign back though. She is 12.5 months and is always picking up new signs. So far, they are mostly to do with food or eating. "More" and "all done" are really helpful with mealtime to know she is eating enough. I think it works. Babies can understand so much before they can talk, and this helps them to communicate. You can find pretty much any sign you’d want to use by searching for "ASL" and the word.
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April 28th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Hi yes it works! We taught our son and he signed "doggie" at 5 months old. After that, he began signing ‘eat’, ‘hungry’, ‘drink’, etc.
Due to signing, he/we had NO TERRIBLE TWO’S.
HUGE List of Benefits using Baby Sign Language at: http://www.babysignbenefits.com
Hope this helps!
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