What matters deafness of the ears, when the mind hears?

August 25, 2006

Baby sign language — gimmick or early voice?

Filed under: Education, General

A Reuters news article on the topic du jour - the YouTube link to signing babes is currently the most popular read on this site.

(Perhaps it’s due to ‘babes’ instead of ‘babies’? Heh heh.)

Nine-month-old Alexandra lets her mother know when she is hungry. Andrew, 11 months, makes it clear he wants some milk.

They may be too young to speak, but Alexandra and Andrew have joined the growing numbers of hearing babies who are learning sign language to tell their parents what they are thinking.

Read on…

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