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Hands up for sign language as classes launched for babies Parents can learn to communicate with very young children
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CLASSES in baby sign language are being launched in the Capital to
allow parents to converse with their very young children.
Infants aged from just a few months can learn to put across their
thoughts to each other through a series of gestures and expressions.
And the youngsters will also be able to communicate with deaf
friends or colleagues in later life, as the system is based on
British Sign Language.
Baby signing involves associating signs with a range of useful
words such as "milk" or "sleep".
Teacher Lisa Allison, 28, who has a BA in deaf studies and English
Language and Linguistics, ...
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