Greetings! This channel was made to help children around the world access literature and educational materials! Growing up, I have always loved storybooks, whether I had the opportunity to flip through and read pages myself, or to listen to others read aloud to me. It always seemed like a magical journey, and I wish to share my passion and childhood memories with global viewers. When reading, I typically label, make comments, and ask questions throughout the book to make it a stimulating and interactive experience for children, simultaneously helping them develop language, comprehension, cognitive, and early literacy skills.
Stay tuned for more content! I will read in English, Spanish, and Mandarin, and plan to also make videos with American Sign Language.
My son was speech delayed bc of his autism. This was a turning pt as I always convey to his teachers some signs (hurt tired play sit stand read milk hungry etc.). As his speech improved, signing was a regular communication tool as he also had auditory over stimulation.
Every parent should learn some asl to use with thier babies or toddlers. I've taught all 3 if my kids and now grandkids. In order for them to communicate with me what they wanted until they had understandable speech
I taught my son signs and it really helped our relationship and made reading more interactive, since he could point to the pictures and sign the words he knew instead of just listening to me talk. My sister also taught her daughters sign, but I didn't know this since she lived far from us during covid times. One day, an emergency happened and I had to stay with her girls over night. The youngest one was barely over a year old and had never met me, so I was worried she'd be really upset all night. But I saw her make the sign for milk and I immediately gave her a bottle and she was so calm after that. Signs really helped her communicate in a stressful time and made her feel secure that I knew what she needed and would take care of her.
Thank you for sharing your story and your sister's story, and highlighting the importance of communication. Signing is such a great tool for that, and it's amazing to see little ones grapple the notion that hteir expressions (whether through words, signs, or gestures) have meaning and are powerful!
I actually disagree with this theory. I have 30 over years, hands on experience in the development of children 0-7years. If mothers use this sign language theory wrongly, they actually delay the development of proper speech and delay the development the baby's focused use of their voice box. Frustrated babies are due to improper attention to the baby's routine.
I will consider making a new video! I think it is time for an update, and there are some more core signs I'd like to add to this list too. Thank you for the feedback!
Thank you so much for this. My daughter has developmental delays and some other issues and the OT recommended I teach her signs. I had originally just used "All done" to signify her diaper change was almost over or medication was almost finished, etc., and she does that back to me. Now I'll be teaching her the rest. She is supposed to be getting in for speech therapy, but the wait is a year long. Everyone I spoke with said it's normal for the wait time and it doesn't matter where you go. I'll be trying to do what I can myself.
Hugs, mama. I'm a strong advocate for using multiple modalities for helping babies learn communication and language, and think you are doing an amazing job supporting your daughter's development! "All done" is such a crucial one and it's fantastic that your daughter signs it back to you! I'm sorry the wait for speech therapy is so long and hope that you have gotten in or are getting in soon.
I like her video but idk if it’s the microphone or what, the sounds on the video was piercing my ears and it was hard for me to continue watching because of the sound
This is great! Could you make a video about teaching bilingual/multilingual babies? I have a hard time deciding how to incorporate all languages or which to focus on
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll put that topic on my to-do list. For now, one method to try is the person-specific language strategy. This means that each caregiver who interacts regularly with the child can speak the language that they are most comfortable with, so for example a child may be exposed to English with Dad, French with Mom, and Spanish with nanny. Another strategy is place/setting-specific, so only using a specific language when going to a certain location (e.g., French at home, English at dance class, Spanish at the park).
I have a son who was born with a cleft lip and palate, he is very much delayed with speech. It has been very hard and frustrating, so I decided we should learn some sign language. Why it took me three years, I don't know. But he's four, and tries so hard to talk. I'm going to work on these with him after he wakes up tomorrow. 💚 and more!
It is a hard road indeed, but you are such an amazing mama for doing all that you do for your little guy! I hope that you and your little will enjoy learning sign together and keep at it (practice and persistence helps!!). It's a great way to open up a method of communication! All the best <3
@@LanguageLiftoff 💜💜 I do try my best, I understand some of what her says, but most of it sounds like gibberish, and I'm around him daily. Thank you for what you do, making videos like this, it's a huge help.
Hi Jasmine! I am not even a mom, I am only getting married next year, but I am so excited to have kids I am already watching your videos. LOL! Thank you for such nice videos
(Sorry, I should add that I have a new main channel now, but I'll work on keeping up with my storybook channel here! Any particular videos/content you'd be interested in seeing here?)
@@SweetSofties Well I had been wondering why you had marked quite a few of your storybook videos as private and not public anymore? Not being mean, just a friendly question. :)
@@SweetSofties Wow I had no clue that there would be copyright issues with those kind of videos. And you wonder why I haven't gotten any strikes from my many Price is Right videos that I've posted. SMH.
Inspirational n motivating feeling so wonderfully written quotes thank u 4 uploading n sharing relax my mind early morning!!! N throughout my existence!!!! aa
Sorry for my late response in getting back to comments. You can use any number of signs naturally in context, just as you wouldn't limit the number of spoken words you use when you speak to your baby. The exposure to more signs doesn't hurt. You can, however, focus on or highlight/emphasize a smaller number of signs, such as being very explicit about teaching "more" and "all done" during different activities (meal time, play, etc).
3:53 Hi 4:01 Want 4:11 More 4:18 All Done 4:26 Eat 4:37 Drink 4:46 Go 4:53 Diaper 5:03 Milk 5:13 Mommy & Daddy 5:29 Sleep 5:37 Play 5:47 Ball 5:58 Book 6:07 Bath Figured this is good to have in case you forget a specific one. I know I will. Thank you for the video!
You can teach ASL/signs to typically-developing babies! It supports language development in typical children, not just children who have hearing impairments.
So good! You conveyed so much information in such a short video. I’ll be reviewing it again... learned many of these signs years ago when I worked with infants in a preschool, but forgot many of them. Now I have a baby of my own to teach them too! I’m curious, you share 15 signs, I see some videos highlighting only 5 signs... how many signs is the average baby capable of learning?
