The Four Keys to Signing Smart Success

1. Creating Signing Smart Opportunities
2. Bringing Signs into Your Child’s
   World
3. Recognizing and Responding to Your
   Child’s Version of Signs
4. Facilitating Early Communication and
   Long-Term Learning

Key 1:  Creating Signing Smart Opportunities

Noticing or creating moments to integrate signs when children are interested and engaged and therefore primed to learn.

Key 2:  Bringing Signs into Your Child’s World

Helping children see and experience signs while they are at play and during daily routines, using Attention-Getting Strategies and Adaptation Strategies.

Key 3:  Recognizing and Responding to Your Child’s Versions of Signs

Knowing what to look for as children begin to use signs.  All children produce their own versions of signs.

Key 4:  Facilitating Early Communication and Long-Term Learning

Using signs in many contexts to help children communicate and gain a better understanding of concepts.