Signing Times!

Are you familiar with the Signing Times Series? This is a wonderful Series that takes you and your child through a series of topics, eat, outside, feeling, etc. and in a creative and fun way it will allow you to learn sign language together. What our family have gotten from the series is an easy way to build up our sons vocabulary as well as ours. So, when I know we are going to go to the Zoo we will watch the DVD Zoo Train and then once we get to the zoo we can reinforce the signs that we learned when we actually see the animals. It's works my son who is 3 1/2 years olds knows many of the signs from watching these videos. I can say that it has made it easy to learn and reinforce the signs as a family. There are so many benefits from using sign language I don't get what the fear and reservations that surround the language are based on. I think the number 1 fear is that people think that it will stop the child from talking or using their voice. That is not true and research is their to support that children actually talk faster, read earlier and learn their letters quicker from using sign language. So I encourage it to those who have normal hearing children and start early as 9-months with introducing the language. You as a parent will be pleasantly surprised when you child first sign to you his/her want or need. "Eat" "Milk" "Berry" Its fun and for me as a mom I love that my child can tell me his wants and needs. Enjoy the videos.

Finger Spelling Activity!

Activity 1 - Finger spell the following words: boy, girl, ear, nose, eat, cry, run, cat, dog, pot, hand, foot, zap, sun, etc. Make up additional Words. Keep the words at three or four letters at the start.

Activity 2 - Finger spell the phrase "I want to be your friend."

NOTE: You must know your "Manual Alphabet"! Check out ASLPro.com in order to practice your alphabet.


Be prepared to demonstrate your Finger Spell Skills at February 28th class.

Ready..Set...Practice (?Do you know the sign for Practice?)

Voice Off

A good way to begin to practice your sign and be sure that you and your child is truly understanding is to begin to use the sign with your voice off. Yes, sign in silence. A good way to practice practice practice. Try it.