98 learning to use a sign language
Here are some more ways to encourage your child to use groups of signs:
• Ask your child to deliver
a simple message.
Tell Papa,
‘come eat’.
• Try telling stories together.
When your child has seen
you tell a story many times,
he may be able to sign part
of it himself.
Three goats were walking
down the road... Who did
the goats meet?
Brother
fox.
• Encourage your
child to take on
different roles.
Now you be
Mama for a
while.
What does
Mama do?
Mama
cooks.
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004)