Benefits of Using Sign Language with Infants and Toddlers:
Empowers babies to communicate very early in life
Helps reduce frustration for parents and babies.
Helps enhance language skills.
Provides a window into a child's mind and personality.
Reduces the guess work in meeting child's need.
When using sign language in a day care setting it reduces frustrated screaming and crying
Benefits of Using Sign Language with School Age children:
Signs help with imagery: signs are iconic
Provides a way to use senses in learning
Keeps students physically involved and on task
This page was last updated on: 14 October, 2007
This is not a complete list of benefits