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- Dr. Marilyn Daniels, Professor
of Speech Communication at Penn State University and the author of
Dancing with Words: Signing fro
Hearing Children's Literacy |
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| As an audiologist who sees a number
of children with varying degrees of hearing loss, I know first hand the
many negative consequences a child can experience as a result of delayed
and/or limited language development. These videos can provide parents
of children with normal hearing with a wonderful tool to use to enhance
their preverbal development. The videos also can help educate both parents
and children about other modes of communication. |
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- Lisa Lucks Mendel, Ph.D., CCC-A Associate Professor,
Audiologist |
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| “We Sign: Babies & Toddlers
is an invaluable instructional resource and highly recommended for family
and community library ASL signing instructional and reference collections.” |
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- Children’s Bookwatch, The Library Video Shelf |
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| “A useful addition for public
libraries with circulating video collections.” |
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– Maren Ostergard, School Library Journal |
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| “Every parent with infants and
toddlers that wants to know what their child is thinking at an earlier
age needs to have this video. It will be fun and exciting for the entire
family.” |
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– Christian Worldview |
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| “Children will be able to follow
the signs with ease, and will enjoy the enthusiastic musical performances.
A fun introduction to American Sign Language.” |
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- Christine A. Moesch, School Library Journal |
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| “My 4 year old was introduced
to the series through our library. It was amazing how quickly she
picked up learning numbers which I had been working with her on once
she watched the numbers video several times.” |
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- Creative Memories Consultant, Autumn Bear |
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| “The We Sign series is a wonderful
way to combine ASL vocabulary with songs, communication, rhyme and much
more. Children and parents, students and teachers will be fascinated
and entertained. The tape is ideal for supporting in-classroom education,
at-home education and all around family fun.” |
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- Ventura County Parent |
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| Teaching American Sign Language. Well
produced, the speaker is clear and gives precise instructions, the content
is age appropriate. Kids were excited to learn sign language and caught
on very quickly. "The teacher taught us how to sign the ABCs and
sing a song. She made signing a lot of fun." "It was colorful
and fun to sing along with." "I want to keep practicing to
get better!" |
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| I have been thrilled
with how learning sign language has allowed my two girls to express emotion
and expand their vocabulary. The video tape allowed me to share
with my family and friends the benefits of teaching sign language to
children. I also think the first tape will be a wonderful introduction
to anyone not familiar with sign language for children. The vocabulary
tape was especially wonderful for us as it allowed us to practice some
signs we knew, expand our sign language vocabulary, and teach my husband
signs so he can sign with us. I would be happy to answer any questions
you may have about my reactions to the video. |
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Sincerely,
Kristen Kelly, M.D. (and mother of two girls) |
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Closing The Gap, We Sign: Babies & Toddlers
Designed to teach parents how to use sign with their
hearing babies, this two-video set can help parents of children with
hearing loss and children with developmental disabilities as well. The
first video introduces the concepts, explains how to introduce signing,
and includes some basic ASL vocabulary (more, eat, hurt, etc.) The second
video teaches over 200 additional vocabulary words, helping parents to
move at their own pace |
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Children’s Bookwatch,The Library Video Shelf
We Sign: Babies & Toddlers is a superbly produced and presented
two volume video series specifically designed to teach infants to use
sign language to communicate. We Sign: Babies & Toddlers provides
hearing impaired parents with practical “user-friendly” instruction
in utilizing signing with their hearing children, and to incorporate
signing into their child’s everyday life. Based on the American
Sign Language Vocabulary (ASL), even the young child can learn to sign
before he or she learns to speak! Signing with hearing infants and toddlers
enhances communication, reduces frustrations, and accelerates language
development. The success of this system is based on an infant’s
natural discovery of their hands and how to use them. Indeed, babies
are physically capable of signing (using their hands to communicate their
desires and thoughts) long before they master the skills for verbal communication.
We Sign: Babies & Toddlers is and invaluable instructional resource
and highly recommended for family and community library ASL signing instructional
and reference collections. |
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Parent World, Brenna Hansen - We Sign:
Babies & Toddlers
This two-video release teaches parents why and how to
use simple American Sign Language (ASL) with babies and toddlers. Many
babies become upset because they cannot communicate their needs to caregivers,
and ASL utilizes their developing motor skills to help them communicate
these needs before they can speak. The first video begins with testimonials
from parents who have benefited from signing and then moves into basic
vocabulary like “milk”, “more” and “hurt”.
The video stresses consistency with the signing, which should be done
while speaking the words clearly. The second video contains over 200
words so parents can learn vocabulary at their own pace. |
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School Library Journal, We Sign: Babies & Toddlers
The intended audience for these videos is adults. The first tape is
an introduction for parents, teachers, and caregivers on how to use American
Sign Language with hearing infants. Many parents and one early childhood
expert reiterate the successes they have had using ASL, with their preverbal
children. The premise of these videos is that infants are capable of
signing words much earlier than they are physically capable of verbal
speech. Sign Language is a way in which parents can interact with their
child in a one-on-one situation and decrease the frustration level of
children who are unable to communicate verbally. The first video includes
30 basic words such as “more”, “eat,” “drink,” and “hurt”.
The host and childhood expert do a good job of explaining how to use
sign language without overwhelming their children and how to be patient
since they may use a sign for months without seeing it returned. After
a brief introduction, the second tape consists of the host teaching parents
over 200 signs to be used with their children. It is organized by category,
such as animals, feelings, friends and family. The tape is fast paced;
viewers may have to do some rewinding and pausing. A useful addition
for public libraries with circulating video collections |
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–Maren Ostergard, Bellevue Regional Library, King
County Library System, WA |
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| We Sign Babies & Toddlers offers parents, siblings, family
members, teachers and caregivers two great videos for using American Sign
Language(ASL) with young children. The first tape is an introduction which
includes basic "how to" information as well as over 30 of the
most commonly used words. The second tape provides over 200 words for increased
signing vocabulary. Research shows that infants are capable of signing
words much earlier than they are able to speak. By introducing your child
to sign language, you are providing them with a proven communication skill
that also facilitates parent/child communication. Signing with toddlers
is a great way to spend time together and one that will bring a wealth
of benefits. Experts agree that signing is a language-rich activity that
can significantly increase spoken vocabulary, improve reading readiness,
enhance motor and memory skills as well as provide a substantial head start
on education with a genuine enthusiasm for learning. Imagine your baby
having the ability to tell you what he/she wants and needs by their first
birthday or even sooner. |
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| Annie Lee Jones takes us through the
world of signing to infants and toddlers. She shows that this interesting
and effective language can be taught and learned to infants and toddlers
giving them the necessary tools to communicate before their verbal skills
have developed. Throughout this video you hear testimonials from parents
that have taught American Sign Language (ASL) to their infants with great
success. Tape one takes the viewer through an introduction and then teaches
over 30 commonly used words like, drink, milk cookies, mommy, daddy,
hot, cold, love hurt, help and book to name a few. Tape two gives the
viewer over 200 words to add to their signing vocabulary. Every parent
with infants and toddlers that wants to know what their child is thinking
at an earlier age needs to have this video. It will be fun and exciting
for the entire family. |
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The Dove Foundation – Family Videos
Annie Lee Jones enthusiastically uses ASL (American Sign Language) to
lead viewers through eight songs about America. Observing good educational
practice, Jones teaches the simplest song “Yankee Doodle” first
and finishes with the more difficult “The Star Spangled Banner”.
Although each sign is introduced in isolation, the context is far more
important, as the sign is shown in two repetitions bolstered with lively
background music and vocalizations. Still pictures of snow-capped mountains,
uniformed astronauts and colonial soldiers are among the joyful visuals
that intermingle with the signing instructions for “Grand Old Flag”, “God
Bless America”, “America the Beautiful” and other familiar
songs. Geared to hearing children and adults, this patriotic instructional
can also be used in music and sign language classes. |
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--- Nancy McCray BookList |
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Sneak Peeks – Ventura County Parent
The We Sign series is a wonderful way to combine ASL vocabulary with
songs, communication, rhyme and much more. Children and parents, students
and teachers will be fascinated and entertained. The tapes use and exercise
a variety of proven learning styles—visual, musical, physical and
verbal. Signing and singing along with We Sign video’s is not only
educational but is also fun. We Sign: Patriotic Songs is a new and unique
way to celebrate America and learn to sign hundreds of words along with
classic favorite songs such as: Yankee Doodle; America the Beautiful;
The Star Spangled Banner and more. The tape is ideal for supporting in-classroom
education, at-home education and all around family fun. |
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| We Sign Fun Time is a wonderful collection of fun, interactive
songs for young children, preschoolers and famailes, which combine music
and American Sing Language (ASL) vocabulary. Signing has proven to be beneficial
for young children by improving verbal communication, enhancing motor and
memory skills, increasing vocabulary and igniting a real enthusiasm for
learning. Join our We Sign group of moms and children as they sing, sign,
laugh, move and play-along to great songs. All songs on We Sing were designed
specifically for young children and preschoolers to enjoy singing, to actively
participate, to become inspired and to achieve success by signing-along
for hours of fun, educational entertainment. |
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Dove Worldview:
I used to love sign language as a child. It is proven that children
are at the right age where learning languages comes easiest. We Sign
takes sign language and music and puts them together to make it even
easier for your child to learn how to sign. The way that the new material
is presented makes it easy for the children to retain the information
and it also makes it fun, which is pivotal for retention. I really liked
how this video was set up and presented to me. I recommend this movie
for any parent who looks to further their child's vocabulary and language
abilities. |
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The Dove Foundation – Family Videos |
