Today I’m thrilled to share with you an article co-written by Emily Patterson and Kathleen Thomas about Acquiring Sign Language. I find signing to be a beautiful and extremely effective method of communication not only for the deaf… but for the hearing too.
I love kids…
I love books and reading…
So it will come as no surprise that I love reading books with and to children. I’m pretty picky when it comes to selecting books for children, even though I’m aware I’m a shamelessly promiscuous reader in general. Really… if there are WORDS in my vicinity, I simply can’t resist reading them!
Frankly… I encourage that kind of promiscuity. And I’ve come to realize that one of the best ways to do so is by being selective about the books I choose for children.
Kyle was 2. And while he was babbling a lot… everything but “Mamama” and “Dadada” came out in nearly all nonsense syllables.