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Originally Posted by l2ridehd
Our new Grandson is just over 3 months old and started day care 2 weeks ago. They are teaching him to sign. He now knows how to sign momma and daddy and is learning a few others like wet diaper, hungry, but doesn't have them down yet. Some 6 and 9 month old there can use 15 to 20 signs. Simply amazing. Did any one else know kids this young could learn to sign before learning to talk?
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Yes, it is amazing. Google "baby signs" and you will find this is a method to teach babies how to communicate before their verbal skills are developed. This method applies to hearing children as well as to special needs children.
BTW, I'm a retired teacher of the Deaf, 34 years, and 10 years teaching sign language at the university level. I was an only child of Deaf parents and sign language was my first language!