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Sign Language In recent years, it has been shown that exposure to sign language has a positive impact on the socialization of hearing children. When infants are taught to sign, parents are able to converse with them at a developmental stage when they are not yet capable of producing oral speech, which requires fine control of both breathing and the vocal tract. The ability of a child to actively communicate earlier than would otherwise be possible appears to accelerate language development and to decrease the frustrations of communication. (source: wikipedia) "A
child's first sign is usually a wave hello or good-bye around age 8 -
10 months. From this simple gesture, the child discovers a new way of
relating with others and a joyful adventure begins! Soon a child can add
another sign or two, usually motivating signs work best like "more",
"food", or "milk". Now they're gettting the hang of
it, and they're getting results from their adults! Over time, they enjoy
adding more signs to their signing repertoire. Meanwhile, they're also
acquiring new skills that will help them with language, pre-reading skills,
and other kinds of learning.
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