EARLY CHILDHOOD

sign language
VOCABULARY SETS

1 0 0 ASL SIGNS TO SUPPORT THE

COMMUNICAT ION SKI L LS OF YOUNG CHI LDREN WI TH L
IMI TED SPOKEN LANGUAGE

LAURA BROWN, MA, CCC-SLP

MOMMY & ME MILESTONES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED 3

FUNCTIONAL CORE
SECTION ONE: VOCABULARY
POSTERS
4-7

ROUTINES-BASED
SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY
POSTERS
8-9

SECTION THREE: SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY

POSTERS
COMMON
10 11 12 13 14 15ADJECTIVES
COMMON
FOODS
NOUNS
ANIMALS
COMMON
BASIC
VERBS CONCEPTS

APPENDIX A: POSTERS FORMATTED WITH 16

16-18
IMAGES PER PAGE

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TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED
FUNCT IONAL
CORE
VOCABULARY

START BY
INTRODUCING
 ROUT INES-BASED
VOCABULARY AND
OTHER
SAY AND SIGN HIGH-VALUE
THEN INTRODUCE VOCABULARY

ALWAYS PAIR THE SIGN WI TH THE WORD. RESEARCH SUPPORTS PAIRING SIGNED
INPUT WI TH SPOKEN INPUT TO PROMOTE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT .

PROMOTE THE SPONTANEOUS USE OF SIGNS

ONCE A CHI LD IS IMI TAT ING SIGNS, TRY WAI T ING AND GIVING THEM AN
EXPECTANT LOOK IN AN ESTABL ISHED CONTEXT TO SEE I F THEY CAN INI T IATE
THE SIGN WI THOUT A MODEL .

USE VERBAL ROUTINES

CREATE VERBAL ROUT INES WI TH THE TARGET SIGN AT THE END OF THE PHRASE.
TEACH THE ROUT INE, THEN TRY LEAVING OF F THE LAST WORD, ENCOURAGING THE
CHI LD TO SIGN TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE. EX: "I NEED. . .HELP", "PICK ME. . . UP", OR
" T IME TO. . . EAT "

USE A QR CODE APP OR THE CAMERA ON

YOUR PHONE TO READ THE QR CODE,
THEN CL ICK ON THE BANNER TO OPEN A
VIDEO FOR EACH VOCABULARY SET .

QR CODES

EC SIGNS: INTRODUCTION MOMMY & ME MILESTONES

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VOCABULARY SET 1
early childhood
signs VIDEO
FUNCTIONAL CORE
 HI BYE
EAT HELP ALL DONE MORE
 PLEASE YES NO

**YES/NO: ASL PICTURED FOR REFERENCE, NOD/SHAKE GESTURE IS RECOMMENDED

EC SIGNS: SECTION ONE MOMMY & ME MILESTONES 4

VOCABULARY SET 2
early childhood
signs VIDEO
FUNCTIONAL CORE
WATER MILK
 UP STOP GO MINE

I HEAR THAT WHERE

 WHAT
EC SIGNS: SECTION ONE MOMMY & ME MILESTONES 5
VOCABULARY SET 3
early childhood
signs VIDEO
FUNCTIONAL CORE
DRINK GIVE
 AGAIN PLAY WANT ALL GONE

OPEN COME
 OUTSIDE EC SIGNS: SECTION ONE MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
6

early childhood
signs VIDEO

FUNCTIONAL CORE VOCABULARY

SET 4
DOWN GET
 NEED MY TURN WAIT HURT

GOOD THANK YOU

 SORRY EC SIGNS: SECTION ONE MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
7
VOCABULARY SET 1
early childhood
signs VIDEO
ROUTINES-BASED
MOM DAD
 LOVE SLEEP READ BATH

CLEAN UP CLOTHES
 HOME EC SIGNS: SECTION TWO MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
8
VOCABULARY SET 2
early childhood
signs VIDEO
ROUTINES-BASED
SIT STAND
 WALK POTTY DIAPER WORK

SCHOOL SING
 CAR EC SIGNS: SECTION TWO MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
9
VOCABULARY NOUNS
early childhood
signs VIDEO
SUPPLEMENTAL
BOOK
 SHOES BALL
BABY HAT CUP

TREE FLOWER
 BUBBLE EC SIGNS: SECTION THREE MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
10
VOCABULARY VERBS
early childhood
signs VIDEO
SUPPLEMENTAL
JUMP LIKE
 WASH SEE FLY MAKE

FIX FALL
 THROW EC SIGNS: SECTION THREE MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
11
VOCABULARY ADJECTIVES
early childhood
signs VIDEO
SUPPLEMENTAL
BIG LITTLE
 HOT COLD FAST SLOW

HAPPY SAD
 DIRTY EC SIGNS: SECTION THREE MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
12

early childhood
signs VIDEO

SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY
FOOD
APPLE BANANA
BERRIES CRACKER COOKIE CHICKEN

EGGS CHEESE
 YOGURT EC SIGNS: SECTION THREE MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
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VOCABULARY ANIMALS
early childhood
signs VIDEO
SUPPLEMENTAL
DOG CAT
 FISH BIRD BEAR MONKEY

COW HORSE
 PIG EC SIGNS: SECTION THREE MOMMY & ME
MILESTONES
14

early childhood
signs
SUPPLEMENTAL
VOCABULARY BASIC
CONCEPTS
 OUT ON OFF

VIDEO

IN
 EC SIGNS: SECTION THREE MOMMY & ME MILESTONES
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early childhood signs

FUNCTIONAL CORE VOCABULARY: LEVEL ONE EAT MILK
MORE ALL DONE

PLEASE HELP WATER

I HEAR THAT

MINE UP
 WHAT? WHERE?
GO
STOP
NO
YES

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EC SIGNS: APPENDIX A MOMMY & ME MILESTONES

early childhood signs

FUNCTIONAL CORE VOCABULARY: LEVEL TWO

GIVE DRINK AGAIN

 WANT

ALL GONE

DOWN OUTSIDE PLAY COME

LIKE
 OPEN GET

HURT MY TURN WAIT

EC SIGNS: APPENDIX A MOMMY & ME

THANK YOU
MILESTONES
17

early childhood signs

ROUTINES-BASED VOCABULARY
 MOM

DAD

HUG SLEEP SIT READ BATH HOME

WALK CLOTHES DIAPER POTTY

WORK SCHOOL SING

EC SIGNS: APPENDIX A MOMMY & ME MILESTONES

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