Baby Sign Language - Sign For Wait
Parent and teachers constantly struggle to find ways for their children and students to remain patient
. American Sign Language can help children to understand how to wait until their parent or teacher is ready to speak with them. This can be done with one simple sign: wait. This can be helpful for a teacher inside the classroom, or for a parent at home. To sign wait, hold your hands out with palms up and wiggle your fingers toward the child you are instructing to wait.In the classroom it is often that you are talking to one student about something and another comes up and interrupts with a question or concern. Usually, as the teacher, you will have to stop talking with the first student and tell the other that you will speak with them when you are done with your conversation, asking them to wait a minute. By the time you return to the first student, they would probably be distracted, may have walked away, or may not remember what you were talking about in the first place. You will have to remind him of what you were discussing, taking up more time. Once you have finished, you will then have to talk to the other student who has also probably forgotten what she wanted to say in the first place as well.
Sign language can be very helpful for both teachers and students in this type of situation. Instead of stopping your entire conversation, you can simply sign wait to the second student. You can continue speaking without distracting yourself or the student. The student you sign wait to will understand that they will have your attention as soon as you are finished speaking with her classmate.
This sign can also be helpful for parents at home. When you are in the middle of something, such as talking on phone, you can sign wait to your child and they will understand that you will be with them as soon as you are done. This will allow you to continue without distractions and they will know you will be with them in a minute.
Start signing wait with your students or children. Youll quickly realize how helpful this can be!
For more information on signing with your baby, visit www.babysignlanguageonline.com/blog or for your students http://signtosucceed.blogspot.com
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