Teaching sign language to hearing babies has been written about in numerous magazine articles and the subject of in-depth scientific studies. We list just a sampling of the material that supports the benefits of signing with your baby. Links have been provided when available.

TOPIC:  THE OVERALL BENEFITS OF SIGNING WITH YOUR BABY

"Signs of Intelligent Life" by Margaret Jaworski, Family Circle, October 3, 2000, p. 14.

"Sign, Baby, Sign!" by Kristin Snoddon, World Federation of Deaf News, May 2000, pp. 16-17.

Acredolo, L.P., Goodwyn, S.W., Brown, Catherine, Impact of Symbolic Gesturing on Early Language Development - Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 24, 81-103.

TOPIC:  SIGNING AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Acredolo, L. P., & Goodwyn, S.W. (July 2000). The Long-term Impact of Symbolic Gesturing During Infancy on IQ at age 8.

Daniels, M. (1994). The Effects of Sign Language on Hearing Children's Language Development. Communication Education, October, v43 n4, p291 (8).

Daniels, M. (1996). Seeing Language: The Effect Over Time of Sign Language on Vocabulary Development in Early Childhood Education. Child Study Journal, 26, 193-208.

TOPIC:  SIGNING AND LITERACY

Feltzer, Laura, MBR Reading Program: How Signing Helps Hearing Children Learn to Read - Research Summary

Hafer, Jan C, and Robert M. Wilson. Signing for Reading Success.

TOPIC: SIGNING AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Donovan, Claire S-LP, (1998) Teaching Sign Language, Disability Solutions, Volume 2, Issue 5, January/February 1998.

Square PA., (1994) Treatment Approaches For Developmental Apraxia Of Speech. Clinical Communication Disorders, Sept; 4(3): 151-61.

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