signing

I work for Early Childhood Intervention, where I have many toddlers on my caseload who have language delays. I have found that teaching these children to sign their needs is a major relief to frustrated parents. I tell parents that the signs they chose to use don't necessarily have to be those of American or International Sign Language, as long as they are functional for the child. Of course, many parents have expressed fears that their child will use signing as a crutch, and prevent them from eventually using spoken language, but I have yet to see that happen with children who are not hearing impaired.

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