Baby SignsŪ Parent Workshops At CLASS, INC.
Presented by:
Paula Herrington, MS CCC-SLP
Speech-language pathologist
Independent Baby Signs® Certified Instructor
The Baby Signs® Parent Workshop is based on the breakthrough research of Drs. Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn documenting the positive effects of teaching infants to communicate with signs before they can talk. The Baby Signs® Parent Workshop introduces parents to the history of the Baby Signs® movement and the research behind the program. Parents will be provided with the knowledge and strategies they need to begin teaching their children to use signs. Most importantly, the workshop participants will learn about the many benefits for families who incorporate signing into their daily lives.
Baby Signs® Parent Workshop participants will learn:
- The benefits of using the Baby Signs® program
- Effective ways to teach signs
- When to get started signing
- Easy ways to use signs in daily routines
- Ten Steps to Baby Signs® Success!
Participants will receive the Baby Signs® Parent Kit which includes:
- The Baby Signs® Parent Guide - a fun, travel-guide-themed introduction to the Baby Signs® Program. Includes an illustrated glossary of 100 signs, delightful songs and nursery rhymes for signing at home, and more.
- Welcome to the Baby Signs® Program DVD - includes an introduction and Video Dictionary with real-life demonstrations of the 100 signs that are most useful to babies.
- My Baby Signs® Sampler DVD - teaches babies two favorite signs: Drink and Bath and introduces parents to the My Baby Signs® DVD series.
- Signs at a Glance Flipper - features 86 signs in a unique flip-card reference with magnetic backing for easy display on a refrigerator or other metal surface.
- My Baby Signs® Bookmarks - highlight simple signs for use with favorite books for babies: Goodnight Moon, Brown Bear, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Five Little Monkeys, Corduroy's Party and Babies.