• Enables pre-verbal children to communicate their wants and needs.
• Accelerates communication and results in earlier verbal language.
• Reduces frustration.
• Enhances receptive and expressive vocabulary.
• Makes learning to read easier.
• Enhances creative ability.
• Results in a higher IQ (10-12 points).
• Promotes a closer child/parent/caregiver bond.

 

• Gives toddlers the opportunity to initiate conversations on topics of interest to them.
• Enables children to express their wants, needs and emotions
• Reduces frustration.
• Helps children to be more accepting of routines.
• Enables pre-verbal children to produce two-word signing sentences.
• Promotes active learning.
• Adult interaction becomes more positive.
• The ability to communicate builds higher self-esteem.

• Results in a vocabulary that exceeds the general norm
• Gives children a positive way to interact with one another
• Allows children 2-4 word signing sentences
• Continues to bridge the gap between a child's ability to understand language and his ability to articulate it.
• Builds positive self-esteem since signs are quickly learned and understood.
• Enhances sibling relationships due to earlier communication ability
• Enhances fine motor skills and coordination

• Faster learning and better word retention
• Learning a second language becomes easier
• Establishes the rudimentary beginning of a second language (ASL)
• Confidence continues to build
• More positive peer relationships
• Children enjoy communicating in a physical way. It’s fun!

 

• Enhances sibling relationships
• Results in fewer temper tantrums
• Accelerates social development and good manners
• Promotes active learning
• Gives parents an insight into their child’s world
• Enhances the parent-child bond
• Eliminates some of the guesswork
• Results in a more peaceful environment (less crying)
• Encourages childcare workers/teachers to pay closer attention to the children in their care

On the contrary! Research has proven conclusively that babies who sign actually speak earlier and have larger vocabularies than babies who don't sign.

Before your baby can speak, he can communicate that he's hungry, thirsty or wants you to read another book to him. He can even let you know when he has an earache or needs a diaper change! And that's only the beginning of the signing experience.

It depends on your baby. Our course tells you the signs to look for to determine "signing readiness." As a general rule, it's around 6-7 months.

Absolutely. We recommend teaching sign language to babies up to 18 months. Signing gives babies an outlet for expressing their needs when they can't find the proper words.

While all babies progress at different levels, in general you will see results around 8 -10 weeks. The older the baby, the faster he will catch on.

Signing may not eliminate them, but it will alleviate a great deal of negative behavior. Since babies understand more than they can express, they are sometimes frustrated, often resulting in temper tantrums - especially between 18-24 months.

Our courses are designed to be used with American Sign Language (ASL) but can be easily adapted to the sign language of any country.

That's up to you. We will teach you approximately 50 signs in our course and categorize them for you. Then we will help you set goals to determine which signs you want to introduce to your baby. Most parents use between 10 and 20.

Yes, some are. When a sign is difficult, we use alternative signs that babies can imitate more easily.

More and more daycare centers are using sign language to communicate with the babies in their care. For one thing, they have discovered that there is a lot less crying in their facilities when babies can sign. But even if your daycare provider does not offer signing expertise, you can still experience signing success. It just may take a bit longer to see results.