learn sign language

I’ve been thinking about getting certified to teach in the Baby Signs program with the intention of adding it to other mothering services that I can market as our rural area booms around us.

Some more signs we’re working on with our son:

airplane, pig, help, light, slide, sorry, fish, hair, happy, hat, rain, cry, awake

I’ve found that my husband has been better than I have about introducing new signs. I think that I should be trying to add 2 or 3 per week. We’ll see how it goes.

eat
more
done
down
up
diaper
cat
awake
book
music
sit
no
mommy
daddy
apple
banana
bath
bird
butterfly
hot
cup
drink
friend
hurt
where
milk
play
please
thank you
shoes
help
cold
car
socks
telephone
toilet
gentle
water

We started with the Baby Signs program, as I’d been introduced to it in college by two of my professors (the creators of the program). I then found the dvd Sign with Your Baby at our local Costco. We’ve had really good results with these, and I know that having this method of communication has made certain aspects of parenting him much easier. My husband and I even sign with each other when the occasion calls for it (like today, when DH has lost his voice due to coughing nearly all night).
These are some other websites I’ve found useful:
http://www.lessontutor.com/ASLgenhome.html
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
http://www.lifeprint.com/

and, of course, a few books:
Signing

American Sign Language Directory

[and one more that I can’t find at the moment]