Sign as you _____ with your child, and sign as you ____ with your child.
100
before they are verbal
Signing gives your baby a way to express themselves _____ ____ _____ ______.
100
around 6 months
Typicalled developing children become intentional when?
100
gestures
______ help establish social skills.
200
formally, nationally.
Baby sign teaches a second language that is ______ and _______ recognized.
200
On parents lap with his/her back to parents stomach.
What is the best position for the baby to be in while learning signs?
200
trust you more
Your baby may even _____ _____ _____ because he/she knows that you understand what he/she is trying to tell you.
200
symbolic function
A child who has developed _______ _______ understands that one thing can stand for another.
200
visual pathways, auditory pathways.
Sign is processed through the _____ ______ that develop sooner than ______ _______.
300
communication of emotions
Sign will help your baby develop understanding of language for _______ _______ _______.
300
tactile
Signing on the babies body when carrying him/her gives additional ___________ information about sign location and movement.
300
body awareness
Signing with blind children can increase their _____ ______.
300
participate, critical.
Eye contact, and a desire to _______ with others in a social setting is _______.
300
more quickly, more, sign
Infants who were delayed in learning to talk learned to say words ____ ____ and learned _____ words when ____ was used.
400
reinforces, reduces, express needs
Baby sign, ______ language skills that have already developed and _______ frustration at not being able to _____ ______.
400
interactive, vocabulary
Signing should be ________, even when a computer or T.V monitor is used as the source of the sign ________.
400
gestural, oral, and written
What are the 3 modes language comes in?
400
joint attention
What is when a child and their communicative partner are paying attention to the same thing.
400
imitate
Children must be able to ______ in order to learn to talk.
500
literacy, start, and participate
Not only does baby sign, increase early ______ skills, it also teaches how to ____, and _____ in a conversation.
500
voice on, voice off
Signing with _____ _____ and ______ ______ may even encourage linguistic flexibility by promoting the idea that concepts are represented in multiple ways.
500
faster, more organized, and more durable.
Language input that is paired with a gesture has the potential to facilitate language developement that is ______, _____ _____, and _____ _____.
500
intentionality, communication development.
Children must have developed ________ in order to benefit from the use of sign to support ________ _________.
500
development of oral language
The use of sign to support the _____ _____ _____ ______ for your child is supported in theory, practice, and in research.