Students at The Goddard School® Ballantyne located in Charlotte, NC, benefit from early exposure to sign language provided for children ages Infant to Pre K.
The sign language program, developed by Time to Sign, Inc., introduces children to American Sign Language (ASL), a manual form of communication where sign mimics experiences with ideas or objects. Children, even infants, learn to sign through the use of songs, games, stories and play.
- Research indicates that a bilingual approach with hearing children enhances literacy skills and activates brain growth and development.
- Sign helps children communicate, understand, acquire, spell, speak and read words more effectively.
- Sign has been shown to reduce conflict, facilitate an understanding of human emotions, and increase children’s confidence and self-esteem.
- Sign allows babies to communicate their pre-verbal wants and needs.
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