Communicate Silently
Ways sign language can be useful outside the deaf humanity
Signs for the alphabet
Learn how to sign each letter and then you can spell out words in sign language.
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What is Sign language?
A language that is spoken with visual gestures and hand sign movements. It is a wide range of variety within this communication style just like any other verbal spoken language. Sign language can be in ASL (American Sign Language), Spanish, Chinese, German and all of the other languages globally.
Why learn it if your not involved with the deaf humanity?
Advatages
Speak quietly in loud places or off in a distance from others.
Can talk in places like a library or movie theater without being rude.
Communicate well without talking which can be useful if you have oral surgery.
Boosts career opportunities
Helps babies learn to talk and promotes more closeness with the child.
Bilingualism boosts the brain.
Improves classroom behavior, spelling, small motor skills, builds better communication skills and vocabulary,
Can help speaking disabled communicate easier
Elderly people have hearing difficulties
People who are around loud noises constantly or have had injuries that can cause hearing loss.
Disadvantages
Unfortunately ,people with some disabilities such as Parkinson's and arthritis will have difficulties with sign language and with any arm/hand deformities would make sign language impossible to do.
What skills can be improved by learning sign language?
Communication
Listening
Spelling
Body language
Body movement/flexibility
Interpretations
Understanding
Empathy