tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31050280.post116481695261177270..comments2023-08-29T04:55:41.215-05:00Comments on Life as we know it...: Savannah's signing awayheatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12585727879797305803noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31050280.post-1164903523354255822006-11-30T10:18:00.000-06:002006-11-30T10:18:00.000-06:00Sounds like Savannah maybe a tactile or kinestheti...Sounds like Savannah maybe a tactile or kinesthetic learner. So many kids that REALLY take to signing, almost without thinking about it, fall into one of those <BR/>learning styles.<BR/><BR/>Many children love the "game" of signing. Being able to say so much without saying a word. My younger daughter Lucy, age 6- knows that she gets my undivided attention if she signs, since I am totally focused on what she is signing. Yes, she has figured out, Mommy pays closer attention when signed to!<BR/><BR/>Leah my older daughter is deaf (sometimes people don't realize that Leah in Signing Time is my daughter) and she would babble with her hands as a baby and toddler. By the time she was 2, she was playing fingerspelling/manual alphabet games! <BR/><BR/>If you haven't - start singing the alphabet song and sign it as you sing - she will start spelling things all around the house (if she isn't already). <BR/><BR/>Another game is to pick a hand shape and take turns coming up with a different sign that uses that hand shape. Take turns until one of you can't come up with one. Example: using the "S" hand shape- YES, APPLE, CRACKER, ONION, ICE CREAM, WORK.<BR/><BR/>And I have to say your write up on Signing Time is so perfect and well written! I would love it if you would add it as a testimonial on www.signingtime.com <BR/><BR/>Keep signing Savannah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com