Baby Talk

Congrats! You deserve it!
Come see my baby. I wish she could speak! Oh, but what she could tell! Maybe it's better she doesn't talk!

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Glad to see more people using sign--I'm a SODA myself and I use it in the classroom for preschoolers and for autistic children. The physical concepts of sign help so much when it comes to language development.

has current started your process of getting on air? Ive yet to be contacted an am unsure about protocol.

If I'd been able to express myself as a baby, I wouldn't have been so cranky!

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: ) Hanala

Congrats!

I am amazed! :)

I am amazed! :)

Hey! Yeah, this was awesome to watch. I always love it when parents speak to their children like they're equals - it's much easier to talk/communicate/exist with these kids, for obvious reasons, and in my opinion.
Very refreshing video. It made me Smile, with a capital S.
Green light from me

What a gorgeous baby + the relationship is touching. Honestly I thought that the demonstration of "cold" at the end was so strong that the one that followed of "bug" seemed like a bit of a stretch --- she almost seemed like she was doing "funny" --- but this is a tiny thing. Big old enthusiastic green light from me.

finally... what a solid ride... a pre-congrats to you...

Wow! What a smart girl.

Congratulations on making it to #1!

Check out Sister Beatrice Explores. She can read signs where most see nothing.

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I love it.

Hi aldadio,
The flashcards in the video are from sign2me.com but you can buy flashcards or books from ebay or amazon.com. However, I highly recommend getting pure ASL flashcards and not ones that are a mix of ASL and 'made-up' signs. There is a huge benefit to teaching a real language to our babies. And believe me, they are smart enough to learn :)

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Its so refreshing to see something so positive, enlightening, and just plain amazing!!
I will be forwarding this on to some friends who are new parents.

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I like the subject. I hope more parents teach babies sign language. I remember singing songs and signing the lyrics, lots of fun. I made a pod that recalls some childhood wisdom from parents that many people can relate to. Check it out Momma, I'm Scared

my baby knows asl as well, but not because of any "positive regulations".. wow that's a bad idea.

wonderful

That's just awesome.... if only there were more positive regulations in effect to ensure all parents take the time and care into better rearing the future of our nation... precious babies.. God Bless em! :)

as a future G'ma, I am so excited to see this video. I am forwarding on to my son and daughter-in-law. My grandchild will be bi-lingual in Portuguese and English. I hope that signing will be easily integrated as well.

Cute kid, Educational pod.

Nice work documenting this issue. Good voiceover and cute kids.
When you get a chance, please check out my pod "generation debt."
Many thanks and GL from me.

informative. good work. gl.

where can I pick up books and flash cards to teach my granddaughter

Awesome !! We need more MOMS and Babies like
in your film.

very clearly demonstrated and articulated

Wish I could talk as succinctly as a baby GL

very sweet - GL

please don't let our first pod "sorbonne off limits" sink ! it merits attention

wow...great story...and what a sweet and smart lil baby! : ) GL!

this is great. one of the best tv stories i have seen in a long time.

Children develop via so many avenues. I'm going to try it!

it is amazing how well it works, wow. cool pod

Fabulous video; Fireese is so smart -- cute too. It makes me want to learn how to sign as well. What a great idea.

this was great. I have a new granddaughter and was thinking about teaching her sign

Shaela, thank you for your comments. I just uploaded a new version of the video. I made the part with her sitting with the cards much shorter. I also changed the angle of the topic slightly. I hope the viewers find the new version better.

I also agree that RalstonD comments are good but probably for another pod as a part two to this one.

Thanks for the GL!

I am greenlighting the topic but I do feel it would be worth the time to alter it a bit. My biggest issue was the beginning...the baby is absolutely adorable but the constant shot of her with the cards got to be stagnant and I began to lose interest. I don't think it is the most effective way to engage your audience. I wanted to see the host sooner - addressing us face to face from the start. Maybe you could begin with the two of you. Let us see you as you introduce the pod and then move back to the shots of your daughter with the cards to demonstrate her ability.

As stated by RalstonD below, it would be interesting to see other sides of this debate and what parents go through to teach ASL to babies. But, I think those are separate pods in and of themselves. You don't have enough time in this one to get into all of that. Maybe you can produce pods about those topics in the future. I would definitely watch them. : )

Very interesting pod concept. I know there have been alot of studies based in this type of education and many of my relatives who are in the education field have implemented this in their class rooms and have come back with amazing results (ranging from Pre-K to 12th Grade)!

Great video, clean cuts, good audio and cute baby, GL! =0)

When you have some time please stop on by and check out "Susan Cagle", not sure if she knows sign language though .

Very interesting...makes quite a bit of sense.

I bet it took a while to get them to learn that
i hope i get my kid to do that/ (when i get one!)

My Mac crashed when i was writing my production comment (why I voted 'no'). So let me make the production comments here in this forum.

This is a fascinating subject, and one I wish I knew about when my baby was born (he is now 4). But what this film shows: that babies can learn to sign; is perhaps not enough. I learned more from reading the description than I did from the film. Apart from showing the mother and baby it would be interesting to see an interview one of the doctors who promote this technique and let them tell the story of Dr. Garcia (or go interview Dr. Garcia himself).

Also, as one of the posters mentioned above, why not raise the issue of how difficult (or not) it is for the parents to learn ASL first. Are there classes specifically for parents (with a baby centric vocabulary)? How long does it take? Go to one of the classes and interview a parent: how are they finding learning ASL: easy, difficult?

Even go interview somebody who disagrees with the process. The presence of some disagreement can often hold viewers interest and allow you to develop important point without resorting to 'exposition'.

I feel that there is a lot more you can do with this film before it goes live. And given the subject matter, it would be well worth the time.

It was a very compelling subject and was presented in a way that was easy to understand and the effects of this study are easy to realize.

I thought that was a fascinating insight into the human child developement. Kudos to you!!

Any parent can learn these signs because they are taken directly from American Sign Language (ASL).  I don't support the idea that we have to make up signs for babies to use that are 'easier' than ASL signs because that would be underestimating what your baby is capable of and they are capable of more than we once thought!  I also 100% support the use of ASL instead of made-up signs as a respect thing to Deaf culture.  We are using their language so we should respect their language as a whole.

So yes, any parent can learn with their babies and if they forget they can easily look up the sign in a book or online :)

Great question and thank you for the GL!
Laura

I know many families who use this method and personally I find it fascinating! It clarifies how many billions of tiny but intelligent human beings were mistaken for rugrats!
Here's the one question I don't see mentioned though: Can all the parents learn all these signs to teach it to their babies? Even if you make these up yourself, it's gotta be hard to remember them as well as the little monster!
GL from me! Everyone should know about this! It should air during Super Bowl! :)

My wife is an ASL interpreter. When we have children she wants to teach them to sign along with speak. Very interesting.

I started introducing signs to my daughter when she was 4 months old but she didn't start signing back until she was just over 9 months. By the time she was 12 months she had a vocabulary of over 50 words.

I've thought teaching kids ASL is a great idea. I was curious to know how old your daughter was and when you first started teaching her etc.

Aways thought this was a great idea. Signing helps to be very creative. Wonderful job, liked the introduction of language in both forms.
Peterman

this is amazing!

We had some success in teaching ASL to our daughter but like most things, she does it on her terms (she just wanted to start talking). I liked the fact that this little one is obviously quite proud of herself and of pleasing her mom. This sense of accomplishment is a big deal at this age. I also liked the way that "nuance" is established as being ok as far as allowing her interpretation of the signs to stand as legitimate. Very cool!

Overall very lovely piece especially considering the largely ambient lighting. Bravo!

Thats the most awsome thing i've seen!!! Def going to try it

This is just so amazing. Absolutely greenlight!

You changed my perspective with this video.
Mission accomplished! I'm interested in learning more about ASL before I start to breed.
Your baby is extremely cute.
A very engaging video.

If you have time, check out my first upload at link .

BooksBrown, you have such great questions on the topic and I really appreciate them.  

It is very easy for parents who have no knowledge of sign language to teach their babies.  Basically, when you teach babies sign language you are taking specific signs from the language to use.  You are not teaching them all of the grammar and syntax that goes along with the language.  So, if someone doesn't know sign language it is very easy for them to learn as they go along with their babies.  It is also a beautiful language and I would encourage anyone to learn it.

It is very useful for school aged children as well as babies.  There have been several studies showing that the use of ASL can help to improve vocabulary in children who are having difficulty spelling and reading.  There was one study where children were having difficulty spelling (test scores ranging from 25--46% words spelled correctly).  The researchers taught the students the manual alphabet and used finger spelling to learn their spelling words.  These students spelling scores improved to a range of 56-90%.  In quite a few cases there was 100% improvement.  Clearly those students were more visual and kinesthetic in their learning styles and the use of sign language aided them in their learning.  I am a HUGE believer of the benefits of using ASL with hearing children. I have a program that I introduce to schools as an in-house presentation and the children always show such facination with learning about the language (grades k-6). Schools seem to be starting to embrace the idea.

I thank you very much for your questions, I want more people to be interested in this topic!

Laura

Neghie, thank you for your comment and GL! It is a great idea to do a follow up video. I've been posting updates of her on You Tube because tons of people have been asking to see updates. If you at least look at this link you can see her try to sign the alphabet: link

I'll think of a good second video to piece together...

Thanks again! Laura

God still so she's adorable! You should do a follow up, showing her progress up to now. I GL'd this month's ago. It's taken some time, but it's climbin' up the charts.

thanks for answering the q. now, how practical is it for a sign language illiterate parent to teach this?

are you suggesting sing language be adopted in early education (k-5?) or do the benefits fall off after the first couple of years?

Great video! A bit more lighting might make it easier to appreciate the nuances of all the signing she's doing. That's some amazing baby!

Good question about language acquisition.  It doesn't inhibit it that way, in fact it seems to do the opposite.  My daughter is now 18 months and is talking in full sentence.  She can also say her a,b,c's now from start to finish and has been doing it since she was 16 months old.  You can see a video of her abc skills if you are interested here: link

In this video she was 13 months  .  I lecture at Universities on the topic of using sign language with hearing children and using it to promote literacy.  Many studies have shown that using finger spelling to learn words actually help with spelling skills and in return leads to improved reading skills.  I am doing a study on this in the fall.

Thanks for your question!
Laura

nothing short of incredible. how old is your child? is there any danger of language acquisition being limited by default reference to single words/objects.? for example, instead of, " I want the ball" we get "ball".

This was done very well. Perhaps more research should be done on sign language and cognitive development in infants.

this is an awesome piece, i have to commend you with all the work and time you give to your child. ive been wanting to teach my daughter ASL i think it is a great tool and every kid should learn it

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This is a brilliant way to communicate! Not as frustrating as the spoken word for babies.
Perhaps we should all learn!!!
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babies rock

Thank you for sharing that awesome video post... American Sign language has always been an ineterst, but this is superb... I could learn a few things from you. PLEASE, please, take just a moment to return your input on my own CAN ART video. I would personally love your consent for TV.

easy to watch, comments were clear and useful

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Good job, my granddaughter is working on her sign language

Wow Your are a great teacher.

wow, this really shows people not to underestimate thier babies. Shes very cute by the way.

cool! Cute baby! A baby's brain is an amazing thing when one thinks about it. It has to absorb and process all this new information that we take for granted.

Anything such as sign language should be encourage in babies to help them develop their abilities early on.

Very interesting and informative. Very cute baby

I already GL'd this way back. But Congratulations on making it to #6.

Check out Sister Beatrice Explores. She knows the sign for over the top:)

This is a really nice informational video and I think that it will be useful for new parents. Or even parents decision to teach their children sign language. The editing is fantastic as well. If you or anyone else has time please check out this pod about a New York artist is is also very well done.

Good to know... nice work.

Absolutely amazing.

Very interesting and insightful. Great piece on speech development. The footage is rather priceless in the sense that the speech and understanding of the child is so well developed.

cool

i liked video and to do it better must to packed and seeit et.

i didn't know it was that effective.

Very cute! I gave this a GL because kids learn more about languages at that age than adults can hope to learn and it is fun for them because their brains are developing so rapidly. Teaching the little girl to sign is great, next she's going to learn all the Romantic languages. Good job!

Cute.
sounds very useful and good for both the kid and the parent.

how great is this?!

Loved it! I will NEVER forget my kids at that age and realized as you do, that they are so eager to learn. Looks like a love story as well!

very informative.. GL..

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i think that was the most important story I have seen... we need to train to learn at that age... my wife and I tried to teach sign language to our daughter and she did get some, but you have done well! nice cut, story and production... this should be played on air!

great movie! ~a comment from Taiwan

Allmanart...Thank you very much for your comment! It made my day :)

Laura

You look like a great mom and teacher. Your baby looks so happy. You should have a TV show of your own. You know, an oppisite of that "Nanny" show. You could be the kid whisperer or something.

she was 13 months in this video. Thank you for your comment :)

This is such a great piece... how old is she? My son is going to be one at the end of the month.

Why has this not been aired on current already? This was amazing. I wish I knew how to sign. I think sign language should be taught in schools as an elective like spanish. There is just as much a need for ASL as there is for spanish in the workforce.

Great video. Your baby is so cute and very clever! You surely spent quality time with her. Shows how the learning processcan be fun for a kid. The happy bond you have with your daughter is notable. GL..

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WOW! It was almost shocking to see how truly developed the baby is, in particular how she recognizes letters. The whole concept of what a "letter" is normally comes to children years later! Teaching ASL enriches baby's world but what is more important, it turns additional algorithm of early brain development. After all, the ASL comes to her naturally as a second (yet native) language, so to speak - what a great thing to have! My parents taught me reading skills early in my life and by the age of 4 reading books was my hobby (I remember all of them!) So, my straight "A" years through the high school and great achievements in professional engineering career were direct result of starting early, I know that for sure. Good job on the video! GL
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Amazing. Will definitely do this when I have a child.