Baby and Infant Sign Language

Move over Mozart
Signing is the real deal!

While the myth of the Mozart effect on children’s learning has largely been debunked, the accompanying trend of sign language for infants is gaining steam. Both trends in infant learning began in the early 90’s, but only sign language has stood the test of repeated research. Studies have shown increased vocabulary levels and reading ability among children who were exposed to sign language training in infancy. “The results of learning sign language from infancy are simply astounding,” claims Haussmann who has used the techniques in her own home since her daughter was born three years ago. “The true beauty is that parents don’t need to be experts to see results they just need the general knowledge to get them started.”

Haussmann has been an Occupational Therapist for over fourteen years, and has been developing the Tiny Talking Hands materials for the past three years. Her interest in signing research was piqued when she utilized sign language techniques with developmentally delayed children. She quickly realized that the benefits could be extended beyond these children and has worked to mainstream the practice through her Tiny Talking Hands website and through her live presentations.

“Ideally parents should be introducing sign language to their children in early infancy, but improved communication and reading skills have been observed in children as old as five who have been taught sign language,” Haussmann explains.

Parents, educators, healthcare providers and others interested may e-mail penny@tinytalkinghands.com or visit www.tinytalkinghands.com to order resource packages on sign language training for infants.

To learn more about Tiny Talking Hands or to request an interview contact Penny Haussmann through the contact information above.