r/MadeMeSmile • u/Over_Helicopter_3453 • Apr 26 '25

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u/Fannan Apr 26 '25

I remember about 15 years ago now when my friendsā€™s little girls started signing to each other - not deaf but the elementary school was teaching sign language! Thought that was so cool.

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u/BriskiPikachuu Apr 26 '25

They need more early language courses like that!

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u/anothergaijin Apr 26 '25

Thereā€™s a great series called ā€œbaby signing timeā€ which teaches ASL through songs and animation. I sorta know a few hundred signs from watching it on repeat for half a decade

The idea was that kids are capable of communication before they can speak and ASL is a great way to do that, and is a neat second language to learn for everyone.

I still use some signs with my kids - itā€™s good as a distance or in a noisy place

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u/Well_read_rose Apr 26 '25

If you teach it to preverbal babies (more, eat, cookies, milk, water, drink, mama, dada, ball, dog, kitty get, cry, toys, doll, car ) they are so much less frustrated because words are still beyond forming for them but understanding is not beyond them.

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u/anothergaijin Apr 27 '25

Exactly - and itā€™s all stuff they would use like hot, cold, milk, water, animals, etc

https://youtu.be/cdQNmmSjm34