Jill Eversmann – Using Sign Language with Pediatric Patients

 Jill Eversmann – Using Sign Language with Pediatric Patients

KEYS FOR SIGNING SUCCESS

• Brief history of ASL
• Basic rules for producing signs
• Benefits of signing
• 25 signs
• Manual alphabet
  • Signing vs. spelling
  • Proper names, initialized signs, describing sign formation

LAB

• ASL using songs
  • Demonstration (video)
• Interactive sign review
• Interactive review of the manual alphabet
  • Spelling skills

KEYS TO SIGNING IN EARLY INTERVENTION

• 25 signs
• Numbers 1-10
• How and when to start
• Indicators and contraindications
• Signing with young children
  • Greetings, eye contact, and attention skills
  • Supplement speech and language skills
  • Reduce the frequency of tantrums

KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR THERAPISTS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, & EDUCATORS

• 25 signs
• Numbers 11-20
• Signing specifics for professionals:
  • SLPs
    • As an AAC system
    • Receptive and expressive language skills
    • Improving communication when speech intelligibility is fair to poor
    • Reduce auditory overstimulation
  • OT/PTs
    • Specific activities
    • Visual representation of motor actions and descriptive terms
    • Behavior programs
  • Early Interventionists/Educators
    • Specific signs for educators
    • Early cognitive concepts
    • Second language
    • Visual schedules, classroom management
    • Supporting behavior programs
    • For children who are not strong auditory learners
  • Healthcare Providers
    • Specific signs for healthcare providers
    • Signs for social interaction
    • Communicating basic wants and needs

LAB

• Video
• Review of signs
• Small group practice

BENEFITS OF ASL

• Addresses a variety of learning styles
• Motor memory, decreased auditory input, multi-modality
• Improves eye contact and attention
• Benefits over other signing systems

LAB

• Interactive sign review
  • 100 signs
  • Manual alphabet
  • Numbers

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