Teach Your Tot to Sign: The Parents' Guide to American Sign Language

I've had this book for a little over a month. It's perfect for providing what you need to sign with your baby or toddler. The book shows you the ASL hand signs for the alphabet and numbers 1 - 10, then references these to use when making the signs. The signs are listed in alphabetical order and the diagrams are easy to understand. Just a great book if you want to learn signing quickly. I also purchased the "Signing Smart with Babies and Toddlers: A Parents Strategy and Activity Guide" at the same time. If you need convincing on the merits of signing with your little one and how to do some activities and include the signing than get it. If you want more comments on that book you can look up my review of it. You don't need both books and I much prefer this book.

I think this little book is great for parents to use with their pre-verbal infant/toddler. It is small and compact enough to be carried around in their diaper bag plus it has signs that are meant for the vocabulary needs of young children.

I have been signing since the age of 6, studied Deaf Education in College and was an interpreter for 3 years (until I became a Mom!). I now teach Sign with your Baby classes and this book is part of the curriculum in my class. I was so impressed with the amount of signs, the ease at understanding them, and the great illustrations, that I had to buy them for all the parents in my classes! This is a definate must have book for any parent that is wanting to learn American Sign Language, or just to brush up on skills. Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous book!!!

I am a licensed sign language interpreter and baby sign language instructor - and this is by far the best resource I have seen for parents and caregivers that use sign language with their children. Finally a book that parents and caregivers can use with all the signs in one place! I especially love the memory aids to help remember the signs. I've ordered a ton for all my clients! Kristine Alarie Expressive Hands, LLC