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Prior to learning their spoken language infants are able to communicate their needs and wants through sign. it has been found that children who engage in baby sign start producing language sooner than those who do not and experience increased self esteem and emotional awareness. forward by Robin Hansen from Baby sign: How to talk to your baby before your baby can talk. Acredolo, L. and Goodwyn, S.

Between the ages of nine and twenty-four months many infants have been seen to spontaneously acquire signs beyond the basics of yes, no or bye-bye. Acredolo, L. and Goodwyn, S.(2009). Baby sign: How to talk to your baby before your baby can talk. New York: McGraw Hill

Signs produced by infants do not have to be elaborate, something as simple as waving a hand or nodding or shaking their head can be an infants way of communicating. Acredolo and Goodwyn. (2009). Baby sign: How to talk to your baby before your baby can talk. New York: McGraw Hill

successful communication between a child and parent increases the ability of the child to feel cared about in much the same way that successful communication between adults helps them to feel cared about. Acredolo and Goodwyn. (2009). Baby sign: How to talk to your baby before your baby can talk. New York: McGraw Hill

children who are unable to adequately communicate what they are feeling or what they want, are scared of, or think, can grow frustrated. this frustration can lead to tantrums, and screaming as the infant tries to relay what they are feeling. Through signing, children are encouraged to communicate.

In 1989 The National Institute of Health funded a study done by Susan Goodwyn and Linda Acredolo. The study contained 103 families whose infants were eleven months old at the start of the study. One third of these families were encouraged to sign with their baby to aid in communication, while the other two thirds were neither encouraged nor discouraged from signing. Results at the end of the two year study found that children raised in the families that were encouraged to sign demonstrated more mature play tendencies, did better on intelligence tests, understood more words, and had larger vocabularies. When language skill development was compared across groups it was found that the signing infants had greater language skills than both other groups with no difference being found between the other groups. Acredolo and Goodwyn. (2009). Baby sign: How to talk to your baby before your baby can talk. New York: McGraw Hill

History

Through the use of public education, Canadians can confront the social injustice of Japanese Internment in a way that accepts those affected and aids in creating a community that values social reconstruction. Public education provides an outlet for those affected to share their stories and begin to heal. This healing process is important as it begins an individuals challenge to repair their trust in a government that is able to care for and protect their individual and cultural rights.Alexandra L. Wood. Challenging History: Public Education and Reluctance to Remember the Japanese Canadian Experience in British Columbia. 2012 Historical studies in education 52, 2, fall. Chea Conferance

Admitting and confronting different social injustices have been said by scholars to improve community and create a society that values equality and fair treatment. When communities join together in hopes of educating others the once ostracized members of a community can be given the chance to be heard and re-learn feelings of acceptance. This acceptance can lead to increased learning experiences as the wronged group start to trust in the governing bodies and the integration of society. Alexandra L. Wood. Challenging History: Public Education and Reluctance to Remember the Japanese Canadian Experience in British Columbia. 2012 Historical studies in education 52, 2, fall. Chea Conferance