Tagged With: sign language
Trilingual Alphabet Signs (Free Download!)
I actually finished this months ago, but I’ve been so busy with grad school and whatnot I haven’t gotten around to writing about it. Here it finally is, offered as-in and without fanfare. My wife and I have been using Signing Time videos to teach our kids ASL since Alex was four months old. Ever … Continue reading
Our First Signed Mass
Since our whole family has been enjoying learning ASL signs, and we’re Catholic, we thought attending a bilingual ASL/English mass would be an interesting and edifying experience. It took us a while, but we finally got around to doing it last week. It was an interesting and generally positive experience. [Many of my observations are … Continue reading
Whatchu Talkin’ ‘Bout, Willis…er…Joel?
Joel (15mo) doesn’t speak many words yet. He babbles a lot, and he says a few words that are clear enough to understand, but he’s pretty hard to understand most of the time. Most of the words he speaks he’s spoken for a while now. That might be changing soon, though. He’s started signing. 🙂 … Continue reading
Words
We’ve been showing Alex signing videos (from the My Baby Can Talk and Baby Signing Time series) since he was four months old. Prior to getting the croup, though, he made only a handful of signs and spoke only a few words. Here’s what he knew: banana (say “nana” and sign, favorite food) cow (say) … Continue reading
Show Me a Sign
Babies make so many random and indecipherable movements that it’s hard to be sure that any particular movements carry meaning. However, I think Alex might have signed “milk” today. I guess the signing videos he’s been watching since December are starting to bear fruit. 🙂
