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Your child will soon learn to
make requests herself. Everyone
should encourage her when she
tries to make requests.
Yes, come play
Play? with us, Jama.
Ways to encourage your child to learn more signs
The best way to help your child learn more signs is to communicate with
her as much as you can — and to encourage her to send messages back
to you. Here are a few ideas for communicating throughout the day.
• Everyday activities are a good time to learn new signs. This gives a
child a chance
to use the same
signs over and
What goes on next,
Mei Mei? Your pants?
over.
Pants.
Always make
sure your child
is looking at you
when you sign
with her.
your
pants
• Make a mistake to encourage your
child to correct you. Here, this
child’s mother called her by her
brother’s name.
Who’s this for?
Is it for Raj?
No!
Neela!
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004)