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About Us

Our Founder

Missy Keast, deaf mother of two, is known as the "Shakespeare of Sign Language" and has taught American Sign Language (ASL) for more than 20 years.  She started teaching while still a student at Arizona State University and has continued teaching in both Arizona and California.  After her first child, Sage, was born Missy began signing to this new joy immediately after birth.  Missy is not signing Baby Signs to Sage but is signing in her native ASL just as you would speak to your child using complete English sentences.  Sage has benefited dramatically from Missy's native signing using complete sentences and continues to amaze her family and friends as her vocabulary expands.  Sage also benefits from her father who is not deaf.  He simultaneously signs and voices to her so Sage is learning both languages simultaneously just as your child will when you use our products.  Missy was inspired by Sage's rapid signing development and decided to share her skills as a teacher and native signer with you.  She founded Signs For Intelligence, LLC to produce American Sign Language products that includes the Baby Signs series titled, "Teaching Signs For Baby Minds."

Please enjoy both Missy and Sage as they share their wonderful signing in our Baby Signs product series, "Teaching Signs For Baby Minds."


Our Philosophy

Your child's learning will come from copying and emulation of your signing.  You need to learn certain elements of the language and our DVDs, with voice over, sounds and images makes this easy.  When you show excitement and interest in signing your child will make great progress.  Most of their success will take place in the home during the course of your regular family activities.  Eye contact and physical touching will also speed up the learning process and strengthens the bond between you.Teaching Signs For Baby Minds contains carefully selected words and concepts that are easy to learn.  They also play a practical role in many children's everyday lives.   Each child will respond to different signs and handshapes for a variety of reasons that may include their environment, what they already know, enthusiasm and degree of difficulty.  Most of the signs we have chosen don't require the exact handshape for your child to communicate.  As long as the child is making an effort and you understand the communication then you have succeeded.
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