Signing with Infants and Toddlers
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Do you have a baby or toddler who you are trying to teach sign, perhaps because of a hearing or speech impairment, or to support communication with a family member or
friend? Or, perhaps, you are simply planning on using ?baby sign? to improve communication with your pre-verbal child.
Where do you start?
Start with only 1 or two signs that are highly motivational to the child and create high motivation
settings to start. For example; take a bag of bread to feed the ducks. Give the child a small amount of bread. When they gesture/grunt etc for more; say and sign ?more?
and then give them some more bread. The 2nd time do the same but this time use your hand to help the child sign ?more?. Gradually build up from there so that you end
expecting the sign, before bread is supplied. However do not expect the signing to be performed perfectly and continue to ?show? the sign on your body and correct the
sign on theirs if wrong.
This system works as the child is highly ?motivated? to sign. . . they want more bread.
Once you have mastered your starter set of only a few signs pick 1 topic, eg clothing, and try to
introduce those signs.
Label! Label! Label!
Parents/Carers the best tip we have is
label. Do not sit down in the evening and try to memorise
a list of signs and then use them in context the next day. This is too hard!
Use something like SignPlanet.net to print labels of the signs that you are trying to learn, then stick them up where you will be using those signs. For example, stick
the signs for clothing on the draw faces; that way the signs are where you need them, when you need them, and you do not have the pressure of remembering them.
Gradually building up your vocabulary in this way is easy and stress free.
Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly - Book and Auslan DVD Set
This special book comes with an Auslan DVD version of the story.
The beautifully illustrated soft cover book is one of our Peek-A-Boo book, with each page including a hole that reveals an image fro the next page. It is 29 X 29cm. The DVD of the story is signed ´page by page´ by members of the Theatre of the Deaf and beautifully presented in Auslan, with voiceover.
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10 Little Monkeys Book and Auslan DVD Set
This special book comes with an Auslan DVD version of the story.
The beautifully illustrated soft cover book is one of our Peek-A-Boo book, with each page including a hole that reveals an image fro the next page. It is 29 X 29cm. The DVD of the story includes the illustrations of the book and is signed ´page by page´ and beautifully presented in Auslan, with voiceover.
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Are You My Mother Book and Auslan DVD set
This special book comes with an Auslan DVD version of the story.
The beautifully illustrated soft cover book is one we are all familiar with as one of the classic Dr Suess stories. The DVD of the story includes the illustrations of the book and is signed ´page by page´ and beautifully presented in Auslan, with voiceover.
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Teddy Bear Book and Walking Puppet
This set includes a Auslan Teddy Bear board book and gorgeous teddy bear walking puppet. Words can not describe just how cuddly this little guy is. He is made of the most expensive plush fur and is 20cm tall.
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Auslan Flashcards For Beginners
Everyday vocabulary in easy to remember signing pairs. Eg: Girl / Boy. Please / Thank You. Hot / Cold
These sign have been selected to provide high reward-benefit for your little one when they utilise the sign, making them easily adoptable in to daily vocabulary.
As seen in the Australian TV series "Off Spring"
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Auslan Flashcards - Beginner Numbers (1 to 10 and simple maths)
The flashcard set includes cards for the numbers 1 to 10, zero, Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Equals, How Many, Count, Number
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Auslan Counting 1 to 10 Poster (A3)
This bright and beautifully illustrated poster clearly depicts the Auslan signs for 1 through to 10; and the sign for count. Each including sign is acompanied by a bright large number and delightful illustrations (5 pink fish, and 9 yellow cars, for example). Adorable addition to the home, waiting room and school.
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Australian Baby Sign Starter Kit. (inc Book, 3 Posters, 40 household and clothing lables
This set is the perfect first step into Australian Sign Language with young babies and toddlers. It includes the book PLUS three cello coated A4 posters for your bathroom, bedroom and fridge PLUS 39 card labels covering clothing (Presented in cardboard box not tin)
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Sing and Sign with Lisa
See how much fun your children can have learning songs about language and activities using key word sign with Lisa Mills
Songs included: Mulberry Bush | Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes | Family | I´m a Monkey | Hello | Goodbye | How are you | It´s a Dog | One Fish | Yes, No, Please, Thank You
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Baby Sign for Australians (2010 Edition)
This is the third edition of this extremely popular book.
Last year it won the ‘Most Popular Baby Product’ in the Hearing Awareness Week Sign Product Awards!
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Toddies Tales (DVD) 2 - Auslan stories for Pre-school Children
This DVD includes a wonderful collection of popular nursery rhymes and songs performed in Auslan with voice over; including: ´Ten Little Monkeys´, ´The wheels on the bus´, ´The Midnight Gang; The rainbow fish; The Lion and the Mouse; Going on a Bear Hunt; The Enormous Turnip, Belinda (the cow); The Ugly Duckling; Princess Smarty Pants. Approx run time : 1 hr.
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Sign Baby - Introduction to Auslan for parents (DVD)
This is an incredible DVD, truly unbeatable!
It is presented by Sofya Gollan, who I am sure you already recognise from ABC’s Play School, where she has been using Auslan for the last 11 years! It includes over 200 signs and is perfect for those looking to sign with babies and toddlers.
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Nursery Rhyme Mega Set - 10 posters, 11 finger puppets, Plus DVD/CD package Sing and Sign with Lisa
Nursery Rhyme Set of 10 posters, with accompanying finger puppets and DVD
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Child\'s Play - My First Animal Signs - with auslan insert sheet for signs that differ from BSL
Broaden signing vocabulary with this picture dictionary of forty-eight animal signs. Babies and toddlers are illustrated using signs for a range of domestic, wild and exotic animals and birds. Written in BSL this edition includes an insert sheet with notes on Auslan variations.
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Child\'s Play - My First Signs - with auslan insert sheet for signs that differ from BSL
This beautiful picture dictionary board book depicts over 50 commonly adopted baby/toddler signs. Each sign is clearly depicted, with descriptions of how to do the sign and colourful illustrations of the object being signed.
Written in BSL, this edition includes insert stickers for Auslan variations.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - Baby Sign Board Book - AUSLAN EDITION
This delightfully illustrated board book will help your child or children learn Auslan through song.
The book was produced in the UK using BSL (British Sign Language). This is an Australian modified edition to include three insert stickers inside the book for the 1 sign that are different from Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear - Baby Sign Board Book - AUSLAN EDITION
This delightfully illustrated board book will help your child or children learn Auslan through song.
The book was produced in the UK using BSL (British Sign Language). This is an Australian modified edition to include three insert stickers inside the book for the 1 sign that are different from Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
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Baa Baa Black Sheep - Baby Sign Board Book - AUSLAN EDITION
This delightfully illustrated board book will help your child or children learn Auslan through song.
The book was produced in the UK using BSL (British Sign Language). This is an Australian modified edition to include three insert stickers inside the book for the 2 signs that are different from Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
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Incey Wincey Spider - Baby Sign Board Book - AUSLAN EDITION
This delightfully illustrated board book will help your child or children learn Auslan through song.
The book was produced in the UK using BSL (British Sign Language). This is an Australian modified edition to include three insert stickers inside the book for the 1 sign that are different from Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
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5 Little Ducks - Board Book - AUSLAN EDITION
This beautifully illustrated version of 5 little ducks depicts the key signs for each sentence in Auslan, and is simply a wonderful addition to every home, library and childcare centre.
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5 little speckled frogs - Board Book - AUSLAN EDITION
This beautifully illustrated board book depicts the popular nursery rhyme 5 little frogs, with key words signed on each page.
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Humpty Dumpty - Board Book - AUSLAN EDITION
Humpty Dumpty has never been more beautifully illustrated than in this Signing board book. The full page illustrations depict children acting out the nursery rhyme and signing the Auslan signs.
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Wheels on the Bus - Childs Play Board Book
Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. This beautifully illustrated board book depicts the Auslan signs for this popular nursery rhyme
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