Name: Using Sign Language with Pediatric Patients: 100 Signs for Easy, Effective Communication in Therapy – Jill Eversmann
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In this recording, you will learn to recognize and demonstrate 100 signs and incorporate them into your practice right away.

Sign language isn’t only used by the Deaf community; it is often used by children with general speech and language delays and disorders, developmental delays, childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and hearing loss. One effective way to communicate with this population is through sign language. However, many don’t have time to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). Course instructor, Jill Eversmann, is here to help! In this recording, you will learn to recognize and demonstrate 100 basic signs, the manual alphabet, and numbers from 1-20 as well as how to incorporate them into your practice immediately.

Recognize and demonstrate 100 basic ASL signs, the manual alphabet, and numbers 1-20
Explain how and when to begin using sign language with a patient
Recognize the benefits of sign language for children with Down syndrome, autism, childhood apraxia of speech, and general speech and language delays and disorders
Distinguish the use of sign language in preverbal and nonverbal hearing patients
Explore the benefits of using ASL as an AAC system for preverbal and nonverbal hearing patients
Evaluate the factors to consider when determining whether or not signing is a good communication option for a patient

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