This really should have been two posts but I forgot!
A few nights ago I was signing Mary's favourite lullaby "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" she joined in with both the signs and vocalisations and we had a lovely time.
Then last night she went to bed with her processors still on. After her milk she turned over and faced her wall. I thought while she could hear I would sing Twinkle Twinkle to her which I did. No signing and Mary was facing the wrong way in the dark. After the first couple of lines Mary turned to me and did the "Twinkle Twinkle" signs for the start of the song. I was so proud. Not only did she hear me but she understood the sound and showed me that she had understood. She then turned back. I finished the song and left her to go to sleep. Wow!
Showing posts with label BSL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BSL. Show all posts
Monday, 1 March 2010
Sunday, 10 January 2010
She signed Sorry!!
On Wednesday 6 January 2010 we were at our friends house. She has a 13 month old delectable daughter. Anyway MAry was being a bit of a bully towards this girl and ended up pushing her over and making her cry. She was ok but went to mummy for a cuddle after the shock. I told Mary off and had a my very best cross face on, she actually signed "sorry" and "crying". And she looked sorry! Yay my girl said "sorry".
New signs
Sorry
Crying
New signs
Sorry
Crying
Monday, 4 January 2010
Extending Mary's Sign vocabulary
In addition to helping Mary focus on speech sounds we are also trying to extend her sign vocabulary. Mary has all her needs well and truly met so does not feel the need to sign more. She uses a lot of gesture and showing people what she wants or just does it herself. She got herself in trouble with Grandpa for shoving a DVD into the video player at Christmas, oops. Still it all turned out alright in the end!
So before Christmas she asked for her Tom and Jerry DVD, she signs "cat". I spent a few minutes with her getting her to sign " cat DVD please". She did this after a fashion.
Today she came to me and asked for "cat mouse". I was so pleased. I have referred to Tom and Jerry as "cat mouse" but she never took that up. Or so I thought. She is such a minx. Wonder what this next year is going to bring!
New Sign
"cat mouse" Tom and Jerry
So before Christmas she asked for her Tom and Jerry DVD, she signs "cat". I spent a few minutes with her getting her to sign " cat DVD please". She did this after a fashion.
Today she came to me and asked for "cat mouse". I was so pleased. I have referred to Tom and Jerry as "cat mouse" but she never took that up. Or so I thought. She is such a minx. Wonder what this next year is going to bring!
New Sign
"cat mouse" Tom and Jerry
Monday, 15 June 2009
OOOPs Loads to add
Sorry have been a bit lax over the past while have a few things to add in....
Weekend of 24-26 May, Sun -Tue, We went up to Bradford to see my biological family again. Was lovely and the first time they had all met Mary. I was very touched by how much effort they had gone to to learn some sign language. Cousin Chloe was marvelous she spelled her name very well. Mary thoroughly enjoyed her time. All week that week everthign was funny (Hold your open hand under your chin and shake it up and down like a jaw moving.)
2 June 2009
Playing with the boy I childmind. On the way home from preschool we play a game of Ready Steady Go. The boy waits and then runs ahead on the "Go". Mary wanted to walk and was playing the game. She learnt about the waiting and would run ahead on the Go. She has been signing and saying "oH"and flicking her finger forward.
This day she was out of the pram and really getting into the spirit of things. She came up to me and was actually saying "Beebe beeebeb Oh" Definitely trying herr best to say the "Ready Steady Go". I tried caputring this on camera but she went silent as soon as the camera came out.
New words:-
Ready Steady Go - Beebe beeebeb Oh
Weekend of 24-26 May, Sun -Tue, We went up to Bradford to see my biological family again. Was lovely and the first time they had all met Mary. I was very touched by how much effort they had gone to to learn some sign language. Cousin Chloe was marvelous she spelled her name very well. Mary thoroughly enjoyed her time. All week that week everthign was funny (Hold your open hand under your chin and shake it up and down like a jaw moving.)
2 June 2009
Playing with the boy I childmind. On the way home from preschool we play a game of Ready Steady Go. The boy waits and then runs ahead on the "Go". Mary wanted to walk and was playing the game. She learnt about the waiting and would run ahead on the Go. She has been signing and saying "oH"and flicking her finger forward.
This day she was out of the pram and really getting into the spirit of things. She came up to me and was actually saying "Beebe beeebeb Oh" Definitely trying herr best to say the "Ready Steady Go". I tried caputring this on camera but she went silent as soon as the camera came out.
New words:-
Ready Steady Go - Beebe beeebeb Oh
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Banana Mummy
Mary came over to me in the kitchen. Signing something. Took me a while to get it. It was the sign for banana (mime yourself peeling a banana).
First time I recall her coming over to me and asking for something.
She is really taking off with sign this week and her vocalisations are getting more complex. I am trying to record it for this record but as soon as I get the camera out she goes quiet.
On another note, got a confession to make. I was wondering why we had not seen our speech and language therapist. Saw her at my sign class last night. Turns out it was my fault. I have missed two sessions. Oops Apologies. Will be in next week.
First time I recall her coming over to me and asking for something.
She is really taking off with sign this week and her vocalisations are getting more complex. I am trying to record it for this record but as soon as I get the camera out she goes quiet.
On another note, got a confession to make. I was wondering why we had not seen our speech and language therapist. Saw her at my sign class last night. Turns out it was my fault. I have missed two sessions. Oops Apologies. Will be in next week.
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Shoes off Mummy
Today we went to a friends house. Her daughter too has bilateral cochlear implants. But the daughter is nearly six years old so does not really play with Mary at the moment. However it is nice to meet up with another mum who understands Mary and her needs. She signs to Mary and replaces her ears without any thought and I can truly relax.
Mary too enjoys our visits there and let out a big squeal and waved her arms when we pulled up in the driveway.
The girls were playing in the garden and us grown ups were in the kitchen. This scene reminds me of the issue I have with translation of BSL into English for the subtitles. I am beginning to understand BSL and find the subtitle translations very amusing. On a TV show we watch, Wicked, one of the presenters merely shrugged. The translation was "Well I suppose so then" accurate but wordy.
Mary's Language
M: Mary comes into the room sits on the floor and thrusts her foot in my direction.
Translation "Mummy please will you take my shoe off?"
Mummy: I sign "Want shoe off"(dominant hand inserted into non-dominant hand and pulled out as though taking a shoe off)
M: Mary looks at me, rolls her eyes and thrusts her foot at me again.
Translation "You know I want you to take my shoe off. You also know I know how to sign shoe off so will you just take my shoes off so I can get on with playing, thank you very much."
Needless to say I did not get her to sign "shoe off" on that occasion. She had her shoes and socks removed and promptly left to go back outside.
This highlights the biggest difficulty I have with my daughter. Her independent, know it all spirit. In one respect it is a blessing with all the added hardships she will have in life. However it makes for a frustrating time trying to get her to respond to us and show us what she does know. Why waste time signing what you know when you can be outside playing?
Mary too enjoys our visits there and let out a big squeal and waved her arms when we pulled up in the driveway.
The girls were playing in the garden and us grown ups were in the kitchen. This scene reminds me of the issue I have with translation of BSL into English for the subtitles. I am beginning to understand BSL and find the subtitle translations very amusing. On a TV show we watch, Wicked, one of the presenters merely shrugged. The translation was "Well I suppose so then" accurate but wordy.
Mary's Language
M: Mary comes into the room sits on the floor and thrusts her foot in my direction.
Translation "Mummy please will you take my shoe off?"
Mummy: I sign "Want shoe off"(dominant hand inserted into non-dominant hand and pulled out as though taking a shoe off)
M: Mary looks at me, rolls her eyes and thrusts her foot at me again.
Translation "You know I want you to take my shoe off. You also know I know how to sign shoe off so will you just take my shoes off so I can get on with playing, thank you very much."
Needless to say I did not get her to sign "shoe off" on that occasion. She had her shoes and socks removed and promptly left to go back outside.
This highlights the biggest difficulty I have with my daughter. Her independent, know it all spirit. In one respect it is a blessing with all the added hardships she will have in life. However it makes for a frustrating time trying to get her to respond to us and show us what she does know. Why waste time signing what you know when you can be outside playing?
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