Young Koko Learns Her First Signs
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2023
- This video contains footage from 1972, when Koko was 1 year old and Penny had recently started teaching her sign language. The signs Penny (and her advisor Dr. Karl Pribram) decided to start with were Eat, Drink and More. These signs were decidedly important to infants and would be frequently repeated. Koko picked up the signs quickly, likely due the predisposition of gorillas (and all apes) for gestural language. Koko would go on to learn over 1000 signs and understand spoken English!
Penny devoted not just her career but her adult life to Koko she's an incredible human being.
When i first saw KOKO i didn't know any signs. But by watching koko i learned alot ...i even helped a person order something.. when i told his wife who coold talk how i learned she said thier grandchildren watched the videos and learned somethings too..even though KOKO has passed she is still teaching ppl...❤❤❤
beautiful story thanks for sharing 🤍
Koko and Penny planted the idea in my mind to teach my babies some basic signs once I became a parent. It was immensely helpful in reducing their tantrums as well as creating a stronger bond between us as our communication improved.
I found that around the age of 6 months, I could start signing at the same time I spoke words verbally and they would learn pretty quickly. I started with these same 3 basic terms, along with the ASL sign for milk, so they could let me know when they wanted to nurse (the very first ASL word for both of my kids). I also found that the ASL sign for "help" was a bit too complex for them, so I just made up a simple sign (patting their chest with an open palm) and substituted that instead.
It also occurred to me that when an infant is young enough to be pre-verbal, it was easy to shape their hands into the proper sign and guide their hands into the proper movement (like moving their hand up to their mouth to sign "eat"), whereas I couldn't do that with their lips or tongue to teach them verbal language.
Of course they still had tantrums just like any infant, but I'm incredibly grateful to infant ASL for the many, many tantrums it prevented as my babies were able to communicate most of their wants and needs to me.
Many thanks to Koko and Penny. 🥰
Edit: today my kids are 16 and 21, and we still sign "I love you" regularly.
I was so impressed when Koko signed “more” because it was an abstract sign. She was also an adorable baby!
I think I will always get teary-eyed when I see footage of Koko. We've learned so much from her. ❤🦍❤
I get emotional when I watch her as a young one... thank for sharing, we get to see all her memories.
I cry when i see Koko history! But one day, we all gonna meet her in heaven! ❤
Kisses from Brazil
gorgeous and phenomenal. Koko and the team especially Penny.
KOKO was amazing. It's a shame she never had any young to pass her knowledge onto.
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i cant see to much tears in my eye always