Baby Fingers Sign Language Classes For Adults And Children
By: Seo5 Consulting
Submitted: 2010-06-09 08:08:43 | Word Count: 589
Baby sign language has become more mainstream in the past few years, but it has been used by parents in some form for generations. Parents know instinctively that motions with their hands can help baby understand even before they are verbal. Babies watch body language naturally, so using sign language can both come easily, and help babies become more verbal. It also encourages early reading.
What if you’re an adult? Would sign language classes for adults be of any benefit to you?
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Learning American Sign Language[or ASL] has a ton of benefits at any age. Baby Fingers at mybabyfingers offers sign language classes for adults and adults with children. Not only can you help communicate with those who are hearing impaired, but by taking sign language classes for adults, you can master a second language without ever leaving your city. Participating in sign language classes for adults teaches you word associations and meanings you never knew before, since the signs are often descriptive of the word’s origination. This increases your brain’s ability to make word connections, and because the ASL you will learn in Baby Fingers sign language classes for adults uses both hemispheres of the brain during practice, you will be building bi-hemispheric neural pathways while you learn and have fun in the sign language classes for adults, and this leads to higher IQ!
Because sign language classes for adults encourage word to word and letter to letter connections, it is a great tool for helping with adult illiteracy. Not only will the participants in the sign language classes for adults find new ways to express themselves, which lowers frustration levels and increases self confidence, but they will also likely find the 3D shapes of the ASL finger alphabet learned during the sign language classes for adults, aid them in spelling. It has been shown that when letters are presented to people learning English for the first time, whether children or adults, and it is presented as a 3 dimensional shape rather than printed on flat pieces of paper, they are more likely to learn and retain the alphabet and the sounds associated.
Moreover, Baby Fingers also offers ASL classes for teens. Teaching teenagers sign language has been examined and subsequently proven in numerous studies, that sign language for teens and young adults can significantly improve their literacy skills and school performance.
If you are interested in reading some of the studies associated with the benefits of sign language classes for adults, or would like to speak with one of the teachers of the sign language classes for adults at Baby Fingers, you can reach them by visiting their website at mybabyfingers On the website, you can also learn more about ASL and the sign language classes for adults, and adults with children.
If you would like to participate in their sign language classes for adults, but are too far away or uncomfortable with a classroom setting there are other ways you can take advantage of this exciting new learning opportunity. You can take their sign language classes for adults as a Webinar, which allows you to take the Baby Fingers sign language classes for adults from the comfort of your own home. The other option is through their books and DVDs which are also available on their website.
Author Resource:-
Baby Fingers LLC, founded by Lora Heller, Board Certified and Licensed Music Therapist with a M.Sc. in Special Education/Deaf Education, specializing in music mediated sign language instruction. For more information, visit www.mybabyfingers.com.
