Teaching a short vocabulary of American Sign Language -- "milk," "more," "please" and a handful of other words -- is so simple that parents are networking, classes are spreading and how-to sites are ...

PHILADELPHIA — Toward the end of lunch, Phoenix Ferragame, 17 months old, raised both hands in front of his chest and tapped his fingertips together. His mother smiled. “You want more? More chips?” ...

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Toward the end of lunch, Phoenix Ferragame, 17 months old, raised both hands in front of his chest and tapped his fingertips together. His mother smiled. “You want more? More chips?” Gina Ferragame ...

In this photo combination, Theo Ferragame, 3, demonstrates the two motion signs for “thank you” in the family’s dining room in the Mount Airy neighborhood in Philadelphia. His parents found using ...