Customer Queries
A customer contacted me today with the following question:
‘I have a profoundly Deaf granddaughter who is 1 years old. Her Mum and Dad are Deaf too. I would like to buy some children books and DVDs so they can sign along to. Would the Mr tumble DVDs be suitable?’
Mr Tumble uses Makaton signs and symbols. These  tend to be used by people who have communication and learning difficulties rather than Deaf people. Makaton was developed in the 1970s to help people with learning disability to communicate. It is now widely used with a variety of children with communication difficulties. Deaf people use Bristish Sign Language.
The Tinytalk and BabySigners (Joseph Garcia) DVDs use British Sign Language. I’ve not watched either DVD so I can’t comment on which is best.
The Child’s Play books are lovely, my own children have several. They are thick board books so nice and strong for babies to handle.
The Cath Smith Let’s Sign products are ideal too. I’d say these are more reference books for adults rather than for young children. The flashcards are handy as you can then stick the cards round the house in relevant places to remind you of the signs.
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