The Difference in Language Acquisition for Signing and Non-Signing Children

I recently read an article which highlighted in a table the differences between a signing baby and their non-signing counterpart in language acquisition.  This table appeared on an American blog called Baby Sign Shine and I thought it would be great to share it with all you

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Universal Baby Signs

I have just spent the last two weeks at home in Ireland visiting friends and family and got to catch up with lots of new baby’s that have been born. These babies ranged in ages from 3-6 months and there were an equal split of boys and

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Free Baby Sign Language Poster

To help you start your baby sign language journey today download a copy of our free baby sign poster. This introductory chart contains six beginner signs to help you get started Just enter your details in the box below (or on the right) to get your free

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Grandparents and Baby Sign Language

Since the launch of Baby Hands, each week I get more and more emails from Australian grandparents asking questions on baby sign language, requesting more information on baby sign language or wanting to share their baby sign language story. For those of you out there who are

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Auslan or ASL? What’s The Best Baby Sign Language?

When it comes to baby sign language things have changed a lot since I first started Baby Hands over 5 years ago. In the early days virtually nobody in Australia had heard of baby sign language and most parents assumed it was something for Deaf babies and

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Hearing Awareness Week 2009

While Australian Baby Hands products were developed to help aid the communication of pre-verbal “normal” hearing children I feel strongly that we should ensure that we support the Deaf community and use Auslan as best we can. This week is Hearing Awareness Week.  One in six people

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