Date of Award
2015-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Speech-Language Pathology
Advisor(s)
Vannesa Mueller
Abstract
Introduction: Baby sign has gained the attention of many researchers and parents. Relatively little is known about the use of baby sign and the impact it has on the development of children. As the use of baby sign increases in popularity, research studies have had limited and inconsistent results regarding its influence. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to measure the effects of baby sign training on the overall development of normally hearing children while improving on the limitations of current studies (between group study). Methods: Participants in the study included 22 children, ages 6 months to 2 years; 5 months (11 children who received the baby sign work shop, and 11 children who were used as a control group). The experimental and control group were administered a pre- post-test to assess, communicative, cognitive, social, adaptive behavior, and physical development. Results/Conclusion: There was no statistically significant difference between the pre- and posttest scores of the control group compared to the experimental group.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2015
File Size
35 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Bethany Iris Urquidi
Recommended Citation
Urquidi, Bethany Iris, "The Effects of Baby Sign Training on Child Development" (2015). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 1367.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/1367