Sunday July 12th / Sign the ABC's
Have you ever considered learning the ASL alphabet? Watch the video and teach yourself first. Then teach your kids.
Toddlers:
When you first learn the ASL alphabet you probably can't sign the alphabet and sing it because the ABC song goes too fast. This is actually good for toddlers. You need to slow down and say each letter and think about the sign. It gives your toddler something to watch and they hear each letter and associate it with the sign.
The ABC song also confuses many toddlers and preschoolers into thinking LMNO is one letter or word!
Preschoolers:
They have the ability to learn the ABC's in sign. It will not happen over night but is a great way to learn letters. Once my son could sign the alphabet he wanted me to finger spell words for him. I am much better at finger spelling thanks to him! He can tell me what word I spelled if I do a short word like mom or cat. We have had a lot of fun with this but it took time to develop.
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