These are some articles that I read about Baby Sign. It was interesting to read these and get some different view points. These articles are from shoclarly journals. I give a brief summary of the article and then where the whole article can be found. Feel free to just read my summary or read the whole article. = )
Bringing up Baby with Baby Signs: Language Ideologies and
Socializations in Hearing Families
By: Ginger Pizer, Keith Walters, and Richard P. Meier
This article is all about the functional roles of Baby Signing
in the home. This article goes over what
baby sign is and how you can use it in the home and how to use itwith your
family. This article also talks about how baby sign is usually used with
families that have no background in American Sign Language. This article also discusses
how parents chose to have their child do Baby Sign. This article is interesting and will help you
get a better understanding of how Baby Sign is used in the home.
Early Acquisition of Sign Language – What neuroimaging data
tells us.
By: Evie Malaia and Ronnie B. Wilbur
This article is about how the brain reacts to the stimuli
when learning a first and second language.
This article talks about how when a child is signing they are using more
of the brain because of the movement of the hands. “This research
supports the conclusions made on the basis of behavioral studies that
linguistic proficiency in both first and second languages is determined by the
age of first language acquisition but not its modality.” This is
a good article to read if you are interested in how using sign language with
your baby will affect how they use language now and in the future.
Using Baby Sign Language to Facilitate Language Development
By: Danielle R. Thorne
This article talks about how Baby Sign Language can help
your child communicate with you before they can use verbalized speech. It talks
about how infants have better control over their hands than their mouths
because these muscles have not yet fully developed. This article also talks
about the importance of using need-based signs instead of signs like more or
please that really do not have any meaning for the child. This article also goes over some benefits of
signing and some uses of Baby Sign Language.
This article is helpful for parents that are wanting to sign with their
baby but still have some questions about it.
