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WHYSIGN - (RETYPED)
Check this out 💚
Posted @withegram - @sign2medaycare Take a look at this video example of how language can be acquired. You can see the benefits of using visual language which is often overlooked and forgotten about with many young Deaf and Hard of Hearing learners. The children in the video are both under the age of two and are engaged in the learning process. It is critical that deaf and hard of hearing children have exposure to a visual language at an early age. It all begins with exposure to American Sign Language.
ASL:
"What's that? ☀️
Baby #1: "sun!"
"Sun! No sun outside, right?"
"What's that?" ☁️
"Cloud! Can you sign cloud?"
Baby #1: Pointing fingers at cloud
Baby #2: "cloud"
☁️ "Cloud"
☀️ "Sun"
Baby #2: "sun"
"What's happening outside? Rain, rain, rain!"
What you'll have to do..." *show action*
"Rain!!" 🌧
"Can you sign, rain rain rain?"
Baby #1 & #2: "rain rain rain"
"Now, outside is wet! We make rain same as outside!"
"Hold a cotton ball and dot!"
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