Benefits of Signing with Young Children:

• Learning a second language makes additional language learning easier
• Raises communication awareness and abilities
• Enhances childrens' vocabulary
• Can create higher IQ levels in children
• Enhances childrens' confidence and self-esteem
• Enhances reading skills
• Enhances fine and gross motor coordination
• Enhances language acquisition
• Students in pre-kindergarten classes who receive sign instruction test score significantly higher on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and benefits were maintained in kindergarten

2-sided brain activity that increases brain functioning:

• Visual right brain usage
• Cognitive second language left brain usage
• Creates additional connection or synapses in the brain

Classroom Benefits:

• Lowers childrens' noise levels in the classroom
• Reduces need for teachers to raise their voice
• Enables class to support special needs children
• Children pay better attention, they have to see you
• Sign language gets their attention better than the spoken word
• Reduces instances of errant behavior
• Provides children the ability to express emotions
• Increases childrens' use of manners
• Retention of special needs children

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