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<p>The effect of the Baby Sign on children’s communicative development has not been confirmed, and many areas of pre-linguistic communication remain under-researched. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the practice of Baby Sign on joint attention in the 18-month-old child. We assessed the early social communication skills with the Early Social Communication Scale of 36 normal-hearing children (20 Baby Sign children and 16 No Baby sign children). The results of the score analysis showed no significant difference between the group of children exposing to the signs and the control group. However, the micro-analysis of the game sessions shows that the children exposing to the sign present more frequent episodes of joint attention with more frequent initiations and responses. These data demonstrate that the use of this gestural communication aid allows the child to interact more easily with others.</p>

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Influence of baby sign practice on the development of joint attention in the 18-month-old child

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    2026年1月21日

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  • Barbara Le Driant,
  • Charlotte Serrano,
  • Federica Cilia

摘要

The effect of the Baby Sign on children’s communicative development has not been confirmed, and many areas of pre-linguistic communication remain under-researched. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the practice of Baby Sign on joint attention in the 18-month-old child. We assessed the early social communication skills with the Early Social Communication Scale of 36 normal-hearing children (20 Baby Sign children and 16 No Baby sign children). The results of the score analysis showed no significant difference between the group of children exposing to the signs and the control group. However, the micro-analysis of the game sessions shows that the children exposing to the sign present more frequent episodes of joint attention with more frequent initiations and responses. These data demonstrate that the use of this gestural communication aid allows the child to interact more easily with others.