On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:44:04 GMT, "Zen Cohen"
wrote:

Who's tried it and what do you think of it? Is it something you can learn
to do effectively on your own or do you recommend taking a 'workshop.' (eg:
http://www.imaginationsigners.com/index.htm)

TIA.



we love love love it! I bought a book by Acredolo &Goodwin and
another by a different author (a man- I've loaned it to someone and
can't remember). The best thing I bought were some board books with
baby signs in them, my 20 month old daughter LOVES them and has used
all the signs in them for months. I use the ASL dictionary at
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm to add signs that
I don't know to our vocabulary.

My daughter like most toddlers understands everything, but we can't
understand her most of the time. She uses signs all day, it lets her
start conversations or complain ("the dog took my apple"). When she
becomes able to pronounce a word, she usually drops the sign (she's
dropped 'more', 'drink' and some others because she can say those
words now).

She has even made up a couple of signs, she has a sign she made up for
"outside" and another for "shower". Oh and she made one up for
'playdough'.

I have been signing at her since about 6 months, she started using
them herself at around 12 months.

Hope

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Riley 1993 c/s
Tara 2002 HBAC