![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a looser version that uses just signs for individual words.” Over its years of use, it’s been found that children who start learning baby sign language at 6 to 7 months of age, begin signing back to their parents at around 8 to 9 months. Jann Fujimoto, CCC-SLP, a certified speech-language pathologist, explains in this article from The Bump, “Baby sign is not a technical sign language, such as ASL or BSL (British sign language), which are primarily used by the deaf community and are more complex, with grammar and sentence structure. What is Baby Sign Language?īaby sign language is essentially a way to start communicating with your baby before they are able to speak and through the use of “signs,” which are basic gestures that mean everyday words.Parents use it as a fun, supplemental tool to help their children’s speech and language development. It’s a tool worth considering as you help your child with speech development, so let’s talk about what it is and how you can get started using it today. Perhaps you’ve seen the flyers for “storytime with signs” at your local library or notices of “Baby Sign Language Workshops” at local clinics, but still, aren’t sure what the fuss is all about or whether you and your baby should give it a try.Baby sign language has become an increasing trend in parenting over the last twenty years, and the good news is that that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) approves of it. ![]()
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