Beginner Handbook
The Signing Smart Beginner Handbook is designed for families who are looking for a hands-on guide with step-by-step instruction on how to get started signing, how to make signing a natural part of your everyday interaction with your child, and how to use signs to build intimacy and self-esteem. It is also a developmental tool that will help parents understand the path children take in using signs and learning to talk. [Michelle Anthony, M.A., Ph.D. and Reyna Lindert, Ph.D.; (2002) 76 pages; soft cover; coil bound]
The handbook includes: A collection of child-friendly signs (with sign descriptions and mnemonics, as well as adult and child photos of each sign). Strategies that help parents modify signs so that their child can see or feel them. These strategies allow parents to bring signs into their child's world of play and interaction, and to avoid the frustration of feeling as if their child must always be looking at them to see their signs. Information on how to integrate signs into everyday play and routines. Information about child development that helps parents understand language and cognitive milestones they are likely to see in their children. Listings of other resources for families using signs (e.g., books, songs, videos, dictionaries, etc.).
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