The foundation of good communication:
Eye contact is a subtle, but very critical aspect of communication. If a person has good eye contact, the chances of him developing communication skills is much improved. When you give your baby good eye contact, you are not only connecting with him in a beautiful way, but you then are a role model for him as well. We want our babies to understand the notion that one can communicate a lot through one’s eyes and through one’s facial expressions.
By encouraging your baby to give good eye contact, you are establishing the foundation for sign language as well as effective auditory communication. It is very difficult to learn sign language without eye contact. This is one of the primary beauties of this particular mode of communication. With an auditory language such as our spoken English, many people now try and communicate while looking at their phones, or their ipads, or televisions. When you do not make eye contact, and keep your eyes looking at the task at hand, you allow your face to remain expressionless. Then when you do look up and try to communicate with the same expressionless face, you lose the ability to connect with the other person. Effective communicators are good at giving eye contact, good at using their bodies, hands and facial expressions, and are good at receiving information from others through the eyes, hands, faces and bodies of others. You develop speech without the use of your eyes, but it is much more difficult to develop sign language without the use of your eyes. Sign language naturally helps babies become effective communicators.
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS
PRODUCTS
DVDs
CDs
Books
Flash cards
Board books
Toys
Others
Share products
FUN
Pictures
Videos
Share your pic
and video
2 comments:
What a simple yet such an important trait to pursue as a child and even as an adult... to be able to relate to others one on one, and be a communicator that is present and aware.
Thank you for reminding us that Sign Language does truly allow a level of bonding with your little ones that you might not have otherwise experienced... as I recall looking over and over again into my 9 month old's eyes, saying and signing, "more", want "more" food, "more." It's funny, because it's so true, without realizing it, I'm looking up each time as I sign "more" to see his reaction and to be noticeable... with much expression! ^_^
How true the statement,"What a simple yet such an important trait to pursue as a child and even as an adult... to be able to relate to others one on one, and be a communicator that is present and aware."
I use signlanguage in my classroom with highschool age students. It adds a dynamic that
wouldn't be present otherwise. Rather than raising a voice or stopping to redirect a student a simple quiet please, no not now, focus, please read next, or I'll talk to you later, gets the students attention and back on track. They all love that they aren't embarrassed by being called out in front of the class and they love that they are learning another language. The students maintain themselves better and are redirected faster and with ease by using sign. It has been a wonderful way to keep the doors of communication open with my students. Andrea T
Post a Comment