A New Sign Noah, 10 months, had a new sign for cracker that he had used a few times during the day at the infant center. He was very pleased when knocking his fist to his elbow, resulted in his teacher, Miss Washington, bringing him a cracker. At pick up time, Miss Wash9inginto felt it was very important to share this discovery with Noah’s dad. Mr. Soares did not really understand what the teacher was talking about when she said signing. Miss Washington gave Mr. Soares a quick explanation and even demonstrated Noah’s communication, holding up a cracker to elicit a broad smile as Noah knocked on his elbow and reached for his treat. Mr. Soares smiled proudly and then said , That’s great! I’ll talk to his mom and let her know”
Miss Washington had new language-related topic for the next staff meeting, what do you suspect it was?
What might this episode tell you about the language-developing quality of the infant center?
What do you know about the use of sing language in infants and toddlers?