WEST CHESTER, Ohio (WKRC) - Growing research shows the benefits of infants learning sign language. Infants and toddlers at The Learning Experience in West Chester are using basic signs like 'hungry,' ...

Some parents soon may be dealing with fewer tantrums from their infants. Beth Case, an expert in American Sign Language, will lead a course at North Harris College teaching parents how to communicate ...

A Harford County day care is teaching American Sign Language, or ASL, to its students as young as 6 weeks old to help them communicate and develop empathy for others. The Learning Experience, a Bel ...

I am a student at Ferris State University in the Early Childhood Education program. Early Childhood teachers and parents of young children sometimes are dealing with children that are pre-verbal. This ...

While some how-to-sign books, notably ``Baby Signs,'' use made-up gestures, Garcia relies on American Sign Language, which he calls a ``gift'' from the deaf. When he noticed that a deaf friend's baby ...

Pointing to a colorful flower, Tricia Campbell lifts her infant’s soft, doughy hand, presses his fingers together and rapidly moves them from one side of his nose to the other as she sniffs loudly.

Using hand movements is nothing new for children with impaired hearing. Now, a growing number of parents of unimpaired children are choosing to teach their little ones adapted American Sign Language ...

Grace can't yet talk. At 5 months old, she signals her wants and needs with cries. But soon, she'll be able to communicate with her parents without using her voice. Although she can hear, Grace is ...

Santa may come bearing gifts every year, but for some children, sitting on a strange old man's lap is just plain scary. One child was so frightened of sitting on Saint Nick's lap that he pleaded for ...