Comments for American Sign Language Think Tank http://aslthinktank.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:54:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by Shelley Potma http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-209 Shelley Potma Mon, 19 May 2008 18:50:49 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-209 Anne Marie, Your description of child's development in ASL acquisition is bang on. I have 5 boys, all hearing, including the youngest two who are twins. I have noticed the development of ASL in precisely the stages you described. I should add that I noticed my boys starting to look back and forth between my husband and me at abour 1 to 2 months old. As for babbling, I noticed my twins communicating with each other in ASL babbling at 10 months old. In fact, I captured it on my camera... unfortunately, I didn't use camcorder...shoot! You information is invaluable for parents and educators of the Deaf alike. Shelley Anne Marie,

Your description of child’s development in ASL acquisition is bang on.

I have 5 boys, all hearing, including the youngest two who are twins. I have noticed the development of ASL in precisely the stages you described. I should add that I noticed my boys starting to look back and forth between my husband and me at abour 1 to 2 months old. As for babbling, I noticed my twins communicating with each other in ASL babbling at 10 months old. In fact, I captured it on my camera… unfortunately, I didn’t use camcorder…shoot!

You information is invaluable for parents and educators of the Deaf alike.

Shelley

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by Dianrez http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-159 Dianrez Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:33:59 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-159 Noam is a charmer! His sign is clear and beautifully expressed and shows a lot of parental input as well as an innate capacity to verbalize which comes from intelligence. Can't wait to see what he grows up to be! Noam is a charmer! His sign is clear and beautifully expressed and shows a lot of parental input as well as an innate capacity to verbalize which comes from intelligence. Can’t wait to see what he grows up to be!

]]> Comment on Changing Your Mindset for a Deaf Baby by Jean Boutcher http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/11/changing-your-mindset-for-a-deaf-baby/#comment-148 Jean Boutcher Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:33:54 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/11/changing-your-mindset-for-a-deaf-baby/#comment-148 Anne-Marie, Thought you would be interested in visiting Jamie Berke's blog wherein she wrote about the newly-founded Las Vegas Charter School for the Deaf with an emphasis on a bilingual-bicultural approach for K-3. All teachers have ASL skills. http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/24/welcome-las-vegas-charter-school-of-the-deaf.htm). Anne-Marie,

Thought you would be interested in visiting Jamie Berke’s blog wherein she wrote about the newly-founded Las Vegas Charter School for the Deaf with an emphasis on a bilingual-bicultural approach for K-3. All teachers have ASL skills. http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/24/welcome-las-vegas-charter-school-of-the-deaf.htm).

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by Anne Marie Baer http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-61 Anne Marie Baer Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:24:11 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-61 Yoel was turned 7 year old (one week after his 7th bday) when he made this comment about Noam's hands movements. He is bilaterally hard of hearing with ability to understand spoken language visual language if spoken slowly in quiet environment. Yes I should try to close caption it, it is not good with iMovie on my Mac, I'll try to see if someone can do it. I will keep on adding as I capture more Noam's new signs on video and maybe by end of this year, two - three words sign. Yoel was turned 7 year old (one week after his 7th bday) when he made this comment about Noam’s hands movements. He is bilaterally hard of hearing with ability to understand spoken language visual language if spoken slowly in quiet environment.

Yes I should try to close caption it, it is not good with iMovie on my Mac, I’ll try to see if someone can do it.

I will keep on adding as I capture more Noam’s new signs on video and maybe by end of this year, two - three words sign.

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by Jean Boutcher http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-60 Jean Boutcher Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:57:25 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-60 How charming Yoel is! He is living proof that parents who can sign can increase deaf toddlers's vocabulary because Yoel's language structure and vocabulary are much advanced! AGBAD must see that videoclip of Yoel. How charming Yoel is! He is living proof that parents who can sign can increase deaf toddlers’s vocabulary because Yoel’s language structure and vocabulary are much advanced! AGBAD must see that
videoclip of Yoel.

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by peggy http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-59 peggy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:23:19 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-59 Tts great vblog! it shows people to understand about deaf babies who can communicate at a very very early age.. even my kids were hearing too and they learned to sign and its less frustating for me. its inspired me. asl is part of the langauge comunity and kids should learn sign language because it teaches kids to use their hands a lot more. Sign language is a big impact in everyones life. Tts great vblog! it shows people to understand about deaf babies who can communicate at a very very early age.. even my kids were hearing too and they learned to sign and its less frustating for me. its inspired me. asl is part of the langauge comunity and kids should learn sign language because it teaches kids to use their hands a lot more. Sign language is a big impact in everyones life.

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by Sheri Farinha Mutti http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-58 Sheri Farinha Mutti Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:27:35 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-58 Anne Marie, what a beautiful site! This is a great place, safe haven for parents to come together, learn, and share. Your son Yoel's message was absolutely precious!!!! Both of my children's first signs at age 3 months were "milk", "more", and at age 4 months, "banana" and "dada", six months "apple" for apple juice. Babbling by voice-only continued well into approximately 10months, where they started with one-word utterances. Obviously their lil minds were at work with what they understood far earlier and yet couldn't pronounce it but was able to communicate by signing. Really was inspiring to watch their growth in both languages! KUDOS to YOU Anne Marie for establishing this awesome ASL Think Tank! Full of information too! Sheri Anne Marie, what a beautiful site! This is a great place, safe haven for parents to come together, learn, and share. Your son Yoel’s message was absolutely precious!!!!

Both of my children’s first signs at age 3 months were “milk”, “more”, and at age 4 months, “banana” and “dada”, six months “apple” for apple juice. Babbling by voice-only continued well into approximately 10months, where they started with one-word utterances. Obviously their lil minds were at work with what they understood far earlier and yet couldn’t pronounce it but was able to communicate by signing. Really was inspiring to watch their growth in both languages!

KUDOS to YOU Anne Marie for establishing this awesome ASL Think Tank! Full of information too!

Sheri

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by gnarlydorkette http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-57 gnarlydorkette Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:27:06 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-57 I work with a 17-mos old toddler and she has an abundance of signs-- from "bird" to "yogurt" to blabber-fingerspell "OFF"! I can ask her what she wants and she will sign back-- for a ball, book, or a frog doll. She only signs in one word-- I look forward to the day she will make a sentence like "GIVE-ME WATER PLEASE"! I work with a 17-mos old toddler and she has an abundance of signs– from “bird” to “yogurt” to blabber-fingerspell “OFF”! I can ask her what she wants and she will sign back– for a ball, book, or a frog doll. She only signs in one word– I look forward to the day she will make a sentence like “GIVE-ME WATER PLEASE”!

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by Karen Mayes http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-56 Karen Mayes Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:39:40 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-56 Amazing! I did give your URL to ISD so that ISD could check out your website and use it for reference as well. Beautiful! Amazing! I did give your URL to ISD so that ISD could check out your website and use it for reference as well.

Beautiful!

]]> Comment on From Babbling to First Sign by Terri Watts http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-55 Terri Watts Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:06:06 +0000 http://aslthinktank.com/2008/02/25/from-babbling-to-first-sign/#comment-55 [riffly_video]D71552DCE3DB11DCBBCFD0A456B4F508[/riffly_video] Almost everyday, I taught Logan ASL "Milk". I hope, One day Logan speak first ASL "Milk". My last son tries communication sign languages say "Milk" He did! He was 3 months and 2 weeks old. Amazing!

Almost everyday, I taught Logan ASL “Milk”. I hope, One day Logan speak first ASL “Milk”.
My last son tries communication sign languages say “Milk” He did! He was 3 months and 2 weeks old. Amazing!

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