Tuesday, August 26, 2008

coming together






Things are coming together.
Little pieces of the whole are slowly re uniting.
Iv wanted to do the baby signing thing for a while, even just to know it for when i have my own children.
its so cute to see, little kids telling you what they want, by signing it to you.
ive watched a load of videos on YouTube, and it just makes me so happy to see them, realise they are understood, that even before they can articulate sounds and words, they can sign there needs and wants : More milk, or hungry .
Rather than just having to play the guessing game, as to what is troubling your little one, hungry, tired, thirsty, bored?, they learn how to express what they want easier with a sign.
So in essence, as children naturally pick up the words anyway, this just assists that learning, by incorparating another means of expression. When learning, by seeing an object say a ball so it has mass and they see the ball, they hear you say ball, so it has memory through sound, and so adding a shape with your hand encompasses extra scope to be remembered.

No one ever thinks in the same way as another person, but there are basic catograies that everyone falls into, depending on there natural learning style. There are 4 main styles
spatial visual, kinetic or movement, language-oriented, and logical/analytical.

Spatial visual learner : needs and likes to visualise things, fascinated with anything machine, loves to look at maps and drawings, puzzles and mazes.

Kinetic learner : processes knowledge through physical sensations, finds it hard to keep still and is good at mimicking others. Likes to show you rather than tell you, and often communicates with gestures and body language.

Language Orientated leaner: thinks in words, and verbalises concepts, good at spelling, and likes to play with tape recorders and making up stories, and takes to themselves.

Logical Learner: Thinks conceptually, likes to explore patterns and relationships; enjoys puzzles and seeing how things work; constantly questions and wonders; creates very own designs in blocks, good at sums.


so you see for each learning style, signing can help with each one, so this means for each child, it just serves to enhance whichever learning style they happen to be blessed with.
With understanding comes, confidence, and enthusiasm, fun, laughter, pleasure, joy, both parent and child benefit, from this exceptional tool that is just out there.

I hope that all made sense, im going to use this as a pitch for my business idea on thursday, so fingers crossed i will articulate it well.

Shame i cant sign it yet!

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