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Dixie

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As most of you know I am HOH and losing what hearing I have left, I am currently learning sign via the web and will be taking an official ASL class in August.

I have thought about teaching my DD who is 3 some signs so should I not be able to understand her verbally I might be able to ask her to sign me what it is she wants. I know this seems a bit far fetched but I just dont want the communication between us to break down. I would never ask her to interpret for me unless she wanted to do it on her own volition.

Whats your opinion?? :afro:
 
I started learning sign when my daughter was about 1 year old but didnt become fluent in it until she was around 5 or 6. I started signing with her..it was a challenge cuz she didnt develop eye contact skills but it has been 5 years and she understands ASL receptively but still signs expressively slowly and more in SEE.

Start out by signing to her but dont expect your DD to sign back right away if she is used to using her voice with her. It will take some time. Good luck!
 
My Nephews and My Niece

I am teaching Sarah and her brothers how to sign. I am finding it hard because I am not fluent in ASL. I am thinking about the alphabet to Sarah's 9and 6.5 years old brothers because they can use the alphabet to study for spelling tests (but definitely NOT during the actual tests). My sister's house has the first 3 Signing Time DVDs. Any more suggestions?
 
shel90 said:
I started learning sign when my daughter was about 1 year old but didnt become fluent in it until she was around 5 or 6. I started signing with her..it was a challenge cuz she didnt develop eye contact skills but it has been 5 years and she understands ASL receptively but still signs expressively slowly and more in SEE.

Start out by signing to her but dont expect your DD to sign back right away if she is used to using her voice with her. It will take some time. Good luck!
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Shel, do you think your DD will benefit if MSD allows a limited number of hearing students to enroll due to the total ASL environment? She may like to go to school where her mother works.
 
Dixie

My fiance taughted his daughter sign languages, she was smart when she signs milk, foods when she was 3 years old before he left, cause his ex cheated him and he hasn't seen his daughter since now she's 8 years old and he talks with his ex if she has teach their daughter sign languages and she told him no unless she ask to learn to signs, my fiance was very upset, he's deaf and his ex is hearing so is his daughter too...he too was shocked that his ex didn't teach her any sign language, it was wrong of his ex to do that to him, he's deaf and I feels that his ex is discriminating him.


Dixie said:
As most of you know I am HOH and losing what hearing I have left, I am currently learning sign via the web and will be taking an official ASL class in August.

I have thought about teaching my DD who is 3 some signs so should I not be able to understand her verbally I might be able to ask her to sign me what it is she wants. I know this seems a bit far fetched but I just dont want the communication between us to break down. I would never ask her to interpret for me unless she wanted to do it on her own volition.

Whats your opinion?? :afro:
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Experts say that teaching babies and little children sign language early on will help increase their vocabulary and intelligence later in life plus it can help decrease frustrations if you start before they can talk they can still sign and express what they want and need
 
SJCSue said:
Shel, do you think your DD will benefit if MSD allows a limited number of hearing students to enroll due to the total ASL environment? She may like to go to school where her mother works.
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I know I would enroll my son since he is still a baby but my daughter is 10 years old and I am not sure she would be ready for a change like that cuz she is very sensitive about peers. I doubt that the state will accept hearing students due to the cost.
 
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