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WHY
TEACH YOUR CHILD SIGN LANGUAGE?
(For Babies 6 months - 5 years old.)
When born, infants have a desire to communicate their needs and wishes, but lack the ability
to do so clearly and can only express themselves through non-verbal cues such as crying, smiling, etc. This often leads to
frustration and tantrums, in children of all ages. Hand-eye coordination required for sign language is easier earlier on,
than the coordination of the lips, tongue, breath, and vocal chords simultaneously in the pattern of a huge vocabulary in
the parents language required for speech. By using simple signs for common words in the infant's enviornment, such as "eat,"
"drink," "dream," "sleep," "more," are a few examples of 50+ signs which you will
learn in the workshop. With Baby Sign Infants can learn to express their needs before they are humanly able to produce comprehensible
speech.
Baby sign became popular when studies showed that babies born into deaf families whether deaf or hearing,
immersed in a complete signing environment were able to use simple signs from as early as 6 weeks. It has been estimated that
90% of a baby's linguistic observations are observations of interactions between others, not interactions between self and
others. This means that babies will desire to use the communication form they are immersed in, and use of sign among other
family members is at least as important as use of sign to the baby, if early use of sign language is desired- for the words
you are trying to teach, by using sign with each other in front of the baby, they also need to spend some time in actual instruction.
Ms. Mary Ady is a Certified Kindersigns Instructor by Kindersigns Baby Sign University- a Baby Sign
expert.
Contact Ms.Mary Ady with
any questions via email: LittleLocalCelebrity@gmail.com (SIGN LANGUAGE WORKSHOPS FILLED, will update new schedule after summer. Please send
me your contact information if you are interested in signing up at that time.)
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TESTIMONIALS: "Amazing! Parents can build a bridge of communication with infants as young as
6 months old!" - OPRAH WINFREY. "Long before they can talk,
babies can communicate in symbols and gestures." - Jane Pauley, Dateline NBC. "An astonishing tool for parents. An amazing new world of communication." -ABC's 20/20.
"DOES
BABY SIGN ACTUALLY CAUSE VERBAL DELAY IN MANY CHILDREN?
The short answer is NO, according to Dr. Lynn Mowbray
Wegner, a pediatrician in Chapel Hill, NC and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics. In fact, signing is a
very good... err... sign. It means that your niece is communicating effectively."
Why do parents think that sign
delays speech?
"Part of the problem may be that you think your niece should be speaking by now... In my experience
I've seen a huge individual variation in the rate of vocabulary and language develop in general... Late or early speaking
says nothing about the child's future capabilities or brillance," says psychologist Vikram Jaswal, Director of the Child
Learning and Language Laboratory at the University of Virginia.
And actually...
"Talking and signing together
flood the baby with language," says Acredolo whose research, published in the Joural of Nonverbal Behavior, indicates
signing may even give children a slight future verbal edge. "At 36 months, the (signing) babies in our study were speaking
on average, the equivalent of non-signing 47 month olds!"
For the full article please visit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8060750/
Several signs are taught in class relating to the child's day such as Lunch time with signs for "milk,"
"cracker," "eat," etc.
People in the child's life "Mom," "Dad," & "Baby."
Activities during the day such as, "play," "share" and "more"... literally!
HOST
a BABY SIGN PARTY! Get a group of 10 Mommies together who have babies 6 months thru 5 years old together and we will bring
the workshop to you! Plus, THE HOSTESS GETS HER CLASS FREE! All who attend will recieve the same material covered in the three
day Baby Sign workshop. Find Mommies at Gymboree, Story Time, Park, Co-workers and Neighbors! Email me at LittleLocalCelebrity@gmail.com
once you have your group together.
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GENERAL
BENEFITS for Sign Language to a Hearing Baby or Child: Enables pre-verbal children to communicate their wants and needs, Accelerates
communication and results in earlier verbal language, Reduces frustration, Enhances receptive and expressive vocabulary, Makes
learning to read easier, Enhances creative ability, Results in a higher IQ (10-12 points!) and Promotes a closer child/parent/caregiver
bond! BENEFITS FOR YOUR 12-17 month TODDLER: Gives toddlers the opportunity to initiate conversations
on topics of interest to them, Enables children to express their wants, needs and emotions, Reduces frustration, helps children
to be more accepting of routines, Enables pre-verbal children to produce two-word signing sentences, promotes active learning,
Adult interaction becomes more positive, The ability to communicate builds higher self-esteem. BENEFITS
FOR YOUR 18-35 month TODDLER: Results in a vocabulary that exceeds the general norm by about ten months (a non-signing baby's
vocabulary at 47 months is equal to a signing baby at 35!) Gives children a positive way to interact with one another, Allows
children 2-4 word signing sentences, Continues to bridge the gap between a child's ability to understand language and his
ability to articulate it, Builds positive self-esteem since signs are quickly learned and understood, Enhances sibling relationships
due to earlier communication ability, Enhances fine motor skills and coordination. BENEFITS FOR
YOUR 3-5 yr old PRESCHOOLER:  Faster learning and better word retention, Learning a second language becomes easier, Establishes the rudimentary
beginning of a second language (ASL,) Confidence continues to build, More positive peer relationships, Children enjoy communicating
in a physical way. It’s fun! BENEFITS FOR PARENTS! Enhances sibling relationships, Results
in fewer temper tantrums, Accelerates social development and good manners, promotes active learning, Gives parents an insight
into their child’s world, Enhances the parent-child bond, Eliminates some of the guesswork, Results in a more peaceful
environment (less crying), Encourages childcare workers/teachers to pay closer attention to the children in their care. SIGNING BENEFITS THE WHOLE FAMILY! (6 months-5 years!) 3 DAY WORKSHOP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
 Little Local Celebrity
Baby Sign Workbook that includes Class Roster and Outline, Benefits of Signing, Tips & Techniques, Baby Sign Language
Games, Verbal Language Development ideas & a Baby Signing Glossary of over 50 signs! Baby Sign Instruction, with Mary
Ady, a certified Kindersigns Baby Sign expert, seperated into categories: Beginning, Useful, Safety, Courtesy, Clothing, Family,
and Animal Signs! Sign up your little local celebrity today to experience the earlier communication, less frustration and
temper-tantrums, wider vocabulary, and higher IQ for your child, that this Little Local Celebrity Baby to Preschool Sign Workshop
will provide! Sign up today! 3 day Baby to Preschool Sign Workshop. Get out and meet like-minded local moms today! Your baby
will thank you for it, and so will you and your entire family!
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In
the medical field, Baby Sign is highly recommended for infants, toddlers and children with developmental delays and speech
difficulties due to physical disabilities other than hearing impairmentby speech and occupational therapists. Infants with speech difficulties due to physical disabilities will often
have the mental ability necessary for language development and are only hampered by skeletal, muscular, or other limiting
problems, such as hypertonia common in many disorders. Baby Sign Classes allows those babies to express themselves despite
their disabilities. 
I encourage
all parents of well, preterm and babies with disabilities to take a baby sign class at any age from birth on. General benefits
are it will enable pre-verbal children to communicate their wants and needs, accelerates communication and results in earlier
verbal language, enhances receptive and expressive vocabulary, reduces frustration, enhances receptive and expressive vocabulary,
makes learning to read easier, enhances creative ability, and results in a higher IQ by 10-12 points! By the time your child is 18-35 months he or she can sign 2-4 word sentences and thus communicate with you with
less frustration. Studies suggest that hearing children who sign as infants go on to develop particularly rich spoken vocabularies,
as well as a tendency to solve problems through communication rather than tantrums. They
may also teach sign to younger siblings after they themselves have switched to speaking with their parents!
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