To execute the sign for TURTLE, place your dominant hand in an “A” handshape with your palm facing the side. Place your non-dominant hand over the “A”. The thumb on your dominant hand represents the head of a turtle and the non-dominant hand represents the shell on the turtle’s back […]
Baby Signing Seattle
Explaining to Curious Onlookers Why your Child Signs
As a parent, you’ve taken the lifelong role of handling questions with grace: “When are you due?” “Have you picked a name?” “What schools is she applying to?” And, if you’ve opted to use sign language with your child, “why are you using your hands to talk?” Ambassadors like you […]
Sign of the Week – Ice Cream
To execute the sign for ICE-CREAM, close your fist as if you are holding an ice-cream cone at your mouth and mimic licking the ice-cream. The sign does not require you to stick your tongue out.
Should Your Baby “invent” ASL Signs?
Kids are an inventive bunch – “invisible friends,” Lego creatures or coloring outside the lines. It’s part of their personality formation. So it is OK to let your baby make up new signs, right? False – it will hinder, not help. If you wanted to learn French, would you cobble […]
Sign of the Week – BLUE
To execute the sign for BLUE, place your dominant hand in a “B” handshape with your palm facing outward. Pivot your wrist back and forth a few times.
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