Benefits of Sign Language
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
When Zoey (9) was about 5 months old, I discovered Baby Signs by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn. I took their advice and began signing with Zoey, but I wanted to be sure she was learning American Sign Language (ASL) rather than made up signs.
Shortly after graduating from high school, I worked as a teacher’s aide for a group that taught swimming lessons to children with special needs. I learned that there are a variety of reasons a person may require sign language to communicate, and it is not always because they are deaf or hard of hearing. I wanted my child to be able to communicate with them and that could only happen if they spoke the same language. (more…)