Teaching your child to use sign language 12 Articles

by Wendy Bulawa

For some, it looks like little more than fingers smacking one another in almost random fashion. For others, it's a vision of rhythmic conversation. Widely considered the fourth most commonly used language in the United...read more

by Summer Minor

At the age of six months I began using simple sign language with my oldest son. By nine months he had begun forming a few of those simple signs back to me. His vocabulary continued to grow and new signs were used almost da...read more

by Shay Vaughn

It's late afternoon and I'm sitting in that famous chicken place. You know, the one that pleads with us to "eat more chicken"! It's a fund raising night and the place is packed with kids. I'm sitting in the booth with my...read more

by Tina Lehman

Teaching my daughter to use sign language was something that I was intent on doing. I researched it on-line, bought books, and downloaded a lot of different resources. I anxiously awaited for her to turn six months old, ...read more

by Jessica Baerga

I believe teaching a child with autism spectrum disorder any form of communication is a wonderful idea. In working with children with autism spectrum disorder I have learned that all children communicate; whether it be app...read more

by Dawn Stone

Until recently I worked at a primary school as the 1:1 assistant to a 5yr old who had a moderate to severe hearing loss. He was very bright and intelligent, but also suffered with extremes of behaviour and could at times b...read more

by flathead

I am a Sign Language Interpreter and the advantages of teaching your child sign language at an early age, hearing or deaf, will last a life time. In my profession and my schooling, I have been awed by watching young child...read more

by rosewyne

"Mommy can I cookie please", my bright ed eyed darling signed well before she was two and could say all the words. When I was in college, I learned sign language, and I taught basic signs to my children. I learned more tha...read more

by Shannon Austin-Carroll

My son at the age of three, had a massive vocabulary. Unfortunately he had the hardest time trying to find just the right word to use. He would start by saying what he wanted to say one way, but then would stop in the mi...read more

by Melissa Jerow

Back in may of 2003 I gave birth to premature twins. They weighed a little over a pound each. After several serious and complicated surgeries I started to look for ways to help my children in any way i could. I was told th...read more

by Lynette Welch

My son is a couple of weeks shy of 12 years old. He was born with a profound hearing loss, that was not truly discovered until he was about 3 years old. "He's a late bloomer," "Every child is different." I heard all the ...read more

by Jennifer Defrates

My mother-in-law is a speech therapist. She spends her days working with children under the age of three who struggle with communication. As a teacher, I understand the importance of communication, but signing to children ...read more