Your
baby is crying and you don't know why!
Your
baby is crying and you don't know why!
If only he could tell you what was wrong...
These are just a few of the
benefits of teaching your child sign language:
Earlier communication with your child. Some children learn to sign as early as 7 or 8 months – much earlier than a typical baby learns to talk!
Babies who can communicate through sign are often much happier babies and toddlers which translates into a happier YOU!
Babies who can sign have shown less frustration and have fewer tantrums overall, since they can usually communicate their needs better.
Studies have shown that babies who learned sign as infants had a higher IQ overall than babies who didn’t learn sign.
Children who have learned sign have been shown to have more advanced language skills than children who have not learned sign.
Signing in the classroom has led to improved math scores among students.
Learning sign language at an early age helps develop the brain in the critical early years of language development.
Signing with your child provides a unique bonding experience between you and your child.
Signing opens the doors to wonderful friendships with those who use ASL as their primary language.
Signing helps promote self-esteem in children.
You would be surprised at how often knowing sign language really comes in handy for both you and your child!
Signing is FUN for the whole family!!!!!
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"More and more
research in the Early Childhood field is leading to encouraging
young children to use sign language. The more language or signs
that a child can accumulate in the earliest years, the greater the
vocabulary growth and verbal intellectual development later in
life. Communication through sign seems to build connections in the
brain. I have seen typically developing children and
developmentally delayed children benefit through the use of early
signs. Sign Language for Babies and Beyond is a great tool
for any developmental specialist, parent, or caretaker to have." |
Here are just some of the amazing secrets, tips & techniques this e-book will teach you:
Learn how you can communicate with your baby much earlier than you would if you simply wait for him to learn how to talk (Chapter One)
Find out how you can greatly reduce your child’s frustrations and tantrums! (Chapter Two)
Learn how sign language develops the brain and has actually been linked to a higher IQ in children! (Chapter three)
Dispel any fears that sign language may delay speech development and find out why the opposite is actually true! (Chapter Four)
Discover the best time to start signing to your baby (Chapter five)
Learn the advantages of learning American Sign Language rather than inventing your own signs (Chapter six)
Learn how children make the transitions from gestures to signs to speech (Chapter seven)
Learn the benefits of learning sign language to music (Chapter Eight)
Learn how Sign Language can promote self-esteem in your child! (Chapter Nine)
Learn how to teach your child Sign Language in a natural environment! (Chapter Ten)
Learn the benefits of utilizing sign language in children who have speech-delays or special needs. (Chapter Eleven and Twelve)
Learn how to use sign language to develop reading skills (Chapter Thirteen)
Learn how to reduce the noise level in your home or classroom! (Chapter Fourteen)
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I am so glad I
found this online!! I am so excited - signing is something that I
have always wanted to learn...I find it so fascinating! I have 2 and
4 yr old (boys) that are really showing interest in learning as
well. My four year old watched some of these videos with me after I
downloaded them and he is already showing everyone what he has
learned!!! Now my four year old is asking to watch the videos and
practice every night!! I love this! I thank you for your help and
this wonderful opportunity! God bless! Jennifer Kotzbauer Erlanger, Ky |
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I have had the good fortune of being able to visit in the Jensen home in my role as a speech-language pathologist working for an early intervention program. When I started with them, Janelle, then 2 ½ years old, had a severe articulation delay. Sometimes, such a delay can be a source of great frustration for a child and their parents. I have seen similar situations where a child has not been able to be understood and they have started to either shut down socially or exhibit behavior problems. In the Jensen’s case, Janelle was able to communicate through sign language while we were working on improving her articulation skills. She was very interactive, attentive and had excellent imitation skills, which I credit, in part, to her signing environment. In only a few months and right before her third birthday, Janelle had improved in both her speech and language skills to the normal range. As a side note, the Jensen’s youngest, a 16 month old who also signs, is impressively advanced in her verbal skills. I credit the Jensen’s loving family environment, their language and literacy based home and the fact that their children have learned sign from an early age. I whole-heartedly endorse the concept of a ‘sign and say’ environment at an early age as presented so well in Wendy’s Sign Language for Babies and Beyond.
Martell Bennion, MA, CCC-SLP
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My son
is 18 months old. At 16 months he was saying one word "dadadadada". He
was referred to a program (Birth to Three) and the speech therapist
suggested using some Baby sign language, which I started right away. I
read your tips and suggestions, it was wonderful. Within one week of
starting the signing, he could sign 5 words! "More, Eat, Mine, Milk, and
All Done" We have since found out he has some hearing loss from an ear
infection we never knew he had. If it wasn't for baby sign language, my
son would still not have any form of communication with us! So thank you
very much for your site and all the great information you provided! Mary Miller |
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Dear parent or care-giver:
To your signing success!! Wendy Westra Jensen- Author of Sign Language For Babies & Beyond |
