Comments on: Ready, Set, Sign! http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Judy http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign/comment-page-1#comment-30161 Judy Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:42:10 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign#comment-30161 Dear Luana: I'm sure that Romanian has its own sign language. Of course, you are welcome to learn ASL and use it, but you may want to learn how to fingerspell in your own language, or use what signs the Deaf community there uses for town names, places, etc. I would definitely recommend visiting a Deaf school (in Bucharest? What town do you live in?), or even a place where Deaf people hang out, and try to pick up the local sign language to teach your daughter. The clear advantage for doing this, of course, is that you would be using a recognized sign language in your country, so that eventually she will be able to communicate with people other than her family who have learned her "code." Good luck--I wish you and your family well. Dear Luana:

I’m sure that Romanian has its own sign language. Of course, you are welcome to learn ASL and use it, but you may want to learn how to fingerspell in your own language, or use what signs the Deaf community there uses for town names, places, etc. I would definitely recommend visiting a Deaf school (in Bucharest? What town do you live in?), or even a place where Deaf people hang out, and try to pick up the local sign language to teach your daughter. The clear advantage for doing this, of course, is that you would be using a recognized sign language in your country, so that eventually she will be able to communicate with people other than her family who have learned her “code.”

Good luck–I wish you and your family well.

]]> By: revmom http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign/comment-page-1#comment-23887 revmom Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:44:00 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign#comment-23887 I have no experience with DS, but my 2 year old has been signing since he turned 16 months. On vacation on my parents' farm, it seemed to just "click," and he learned lots of signs in a month. He, too, loves the animals: everything from frog to elephant to cat he signs, and gets excited to point out. He doesn't talk much yet, but communicates short sentences in sign! He still soaks up all the signs that we will teach him. Makes it challenging for the babysitters, but the church nursery attendant is an interpreter, so that's convenient! I checked out the website listed below, and found it to be helpful and free, with good videos to show you the proper sign (not that the 2 year old does it completely proper!). About halfway down is a "ASL Babies dictionary." Pick some of the more useful words for your situation, and start incorporating it into your routine. Good luck! www.aslpro.com I have no experience with DS, but my 2 year old has been signing since he turned 16 months. On vacation on my parents’ farm, it seemed to just “click,” and he learned lots of signs in a month. He, too, loves the animals: everything from frog to elephant to cat he signs, and gets excited to point out. He doesn’t talk much yet, but communicates short sentences in sign! He still soaks up all the signs that we will teach him. Makes it challenging for the babysitters, but the church nursery attendant is an interpreter, so that’s convenient!

I checked out the website listed below, and found it to be helpful and free, with good videos to show you the proper sign (not that the 2 year old does it completely proper!). About halfway down is a “ASL Babies dictionary.” Pick some of the more useful words for your situation, and start incorporating it into your routine.

Good luck!
http://www.aslpro.com

]]> By: Luana http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign/comment-page-1#comment-3594 Luana Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:16:09 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign#comment-3594 Hello, I am from Romania and I have a 14 month old daughter with DS. I am trying to do my mest to help her achieve the most but I face the lack of material and feed-back. Here, in Romania, early intervention is hardly beginning and it is not done at a wide scale. I am going with my daughter to a swimming pool and she gets some kinetotherapy at a private practitioner and ocupational therapy within an association. As for the more "brainy" part the early signing and reading approach is not known. Though, I do find it very interesting and promising. My Erin is sitting (but her back is not stiff enough yet), tries to pull to standing (but, as she avoids putting her knees down, that is a really hard thing to do), walks if I hold her by her arms, babbles but I can´t say we have started communicating otherways tahn through an empathic way (she can make me understand if she wants to be fed or if she´s bored, but ...). I wonder if this signing approach is language related or, by trying to get some material I could convert it into Romanian. If so, could you suggest me what you think might be more appropriate (I can´t really afford buying too many things to test or too expensive ones. But if there is something really worth ... my daughter deserves her chance!). Any other suggestions would be useful to me. Thank you in advance. All the best. Hello,
I am from Romania and I have a 14 month old daughter with DS. I am trying to do my mest to help her achieve the most but I face the lack of material and feed-back. Here, in Romania, early intervention is hardly beginning and it is not done at a wide scale. I am going with my daughter to a swimming pool and she gets some kinetotherapy at a private practitioner and ocupational therapy within an association. As for the more “brainy” part the early signing and reading approach is not known. Though, I do find it very interesting and promising. My Erin is sitting (but her back is not stiff enough yet), tries to pull to standing (but, as she avoids putting her knees down, that is a really hard thing to do), walks if I hold her by her arms, babbles but I can´t say we have started communicating otherways tahn through an empathic way (she can make me understand if she wants to be fed or if she´s bored, but …). I wonder if this signing approach is language related or, by trying to get some material I could convert it into Romanian. If so, could you suggest me what you think might be more appropriate (I can´t really afford buying too many things to test or too expensive ones. But if there is something really worth … my daughter deserves her chance!).
Any other suggestions would be useful to me. Thank you in advance. All the best.

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]]> By: amelia http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign/comment-page-1#comment-1105 amelia Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:14:27 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/ready-set-sign#comment-1105 Heidi-I heard about that. My mom sent me a link but I haven't watched it yet. I am going to right now though! Heidi-I heard about that. My mom sent me a link but I haven’t watched it yet. I am going to right now though!

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