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Baby signing , which one sooo confused

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melsy · 16/01/2004 17:53

I would like to teach my dd signing for hearing children. I have done a search on here for makaton etc , but confused as to which one is the easiest to master, as many different ones are spoken of. So far I have been starting to talk to her using some signing but I am not sure were I got them from??MILK eg. is like u r milking a cows udder with your hand??? I got it from a link on another thread some time ago. She is only 17 weeks old and I am aware that I may not get any response till 6-9months old, but it wont hurt to start??? I would like to find a group doing this , but there doesnt seem to be one near me in North London.

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 18:44

I did it myslef but late on and wished i had done it earlier....!!
look at this thread
here
also try this video
there is also a good book which i didnt buy but would have done had i started earlier...
will try to find the link for you!

popsycal · 16/01/2004 18:45

and look here for classes in your area!!!

popsycal · 16/01/2004 18:47

have you seen this thread?

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melsy · 16/01/2004 18:52

Thanks pospy, was looking for website to find sing & sign.
I was looking at the other threads but I just get confused.Are they all the same version??

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melsy · 16/01/2004 19:00

What version of sign is this .

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 19:24

thast baby signing
we ended up making up our own signs......
if i had started earlier though i would have bought the book
let me try to find it!!

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melsy · 16/01/2004 19:29

OK so Makaton is different to this ??

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 19:31

i think so.....more knowledgable people will correct me....
i still havent found the book yet

popsycal · 16/01/2004 19:39

oh melsy - i cant find the book!!
i had it saved on amazon for AGES and cant find it!!
i hope that someone posts it on here!

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melsy · 16/01/2004 19:41

Do you know the difference between them??

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melsy · 16/01/2004 19:41

Thank you for looking.

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Oakmaiden · 16/01/2004 19:43

Was it the link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966836774/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/026-7998438-8778063\Joseph Garcia} one? Or the Linda Acredola one?

Oakmaiden · 16/01/2004 19:44

bah, serves me right for thinking myself clever. Joseph Garcia

popsycal · 16/01/2004 19:47

it was one of those two but dont remember which!!!
think the garcia one though!!

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melsy · 16/01/2004 20:22

More confused abbreviations below mean :

ASL adult sign langauge???
BSL baby sign langauge ???

Soreeee thicko mum here!!!

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 20:23

get one of those books
i can;t beleive that i can't find the link

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melsy · 16/01/2004 20:24

AAAHH American V British . So is the one on the site I linked ASL ?? shame if so , as it is brilliant to have it shown like that online. Far easier than diagrams in a book.

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 20:27

I HAVE NO IDEA!!!
and i still can't find the book
give me another minute...one more avenue to explore

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popsycal · 16/01/2004 20:31

no it wasnt - too expenise for my cheap tastes!!!
it was this book by itself but the british vewrsion
hold on

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melsy · 16/01/2004 20:40

Sorrreee I seem to be annoying you Popsy , just s getting excited & eager to do it!!Bit of a perfectionist and want to do it right. Sorrree I need help!!! Mentally I mean!!

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Davros · 16/01/2004 21:48

I can't tell from a quick scan of that Sing and Sign website which system they actually use. IMHO, there's no point in using something based on ASL (American Sign Language) if you're in the UK. Personally I would advise using good ol' Makaton because if, god forbbid, your child needs any extra help with speech or communication you will find that most UK speech therapists will use Makaton. Also this is the system most teachers are familiar with and there is now a movement to teach Makaton to "typically communicating" children in state schools kind of as a second language and as part of the whole Inclusion strategy.

popsycal · 16/01/2004 21:58

good advice form davros

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melsy · 16/01/2004 21:59

Davros is Sing & sign Makaton?? Or the link I attached at 7:00???

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