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Friday, June 27, 2008

Signing Sense

Avri works so hard at sign language. I KNOW that she gets it though when we have conversations like this:
Avri: This is the sign for duck (using all four fingers, instead of one to correct Talmage)
Mom: You can use two fingers for duck, or four.
Avri: That doesn't make sense! That is the sign for "no"
Mom: That is true. But if you sign it by your mouth then it means duck.
Avri: But Mom, if you sign it like this by your mouth it means "frog."
Mom: I know Avri.
Then we have to review the very slight differences between the signs for bird, duck, no and frog. Okay, so explaining sign language in a blog doesn't make sense. I should delete that, but it took so long to type that I don't think I will.

4 comments:

Whitney Parry said...

oh wow.. your kids are adorable! I noticed on your facebook you have a blog! I do this way more.. so i thought i'd check yours out!! I didn't know you guys moved! Congrats on the new house, and new job!!! YOu have the cutest family!:) Keep in touch!

Shawn and Mish said...

I think it is great that signing has been beneficial for your kids. I have several friends who tried it. I don't know what they did differently but they now the children have speech issues only correctable with speech therapy. I think signing helps a lot of kids. It sure helped Nora when we were trying to get her to talk more. Now she doesn't stop! Your little Avri is so beautiful. I wonder which of you she looks more like?

Stacy and Mike said...

That is too funny...little Avri is too smart for her own good! Ty still talks about signing time with her...I guess I need to get them still...and those pics are adorable, they have already grown so much!

Jim said...

Miss and Love you all!