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Want to find out what your baby's thinking? Enroll in Kindermusik Sign and Sing classes (developed by Signing SmartTM), the latest curriculum in the Kindermusik class sequence!
Early on a child has an innate desire to communicate. He reaches up to be held, claps when he's happy, turns away when he's full. That's why learning sign language makes so much sense in a hearing child's world. Using his hands, he can say what he means, and a parent can understand what he needs.
In class, you'll have the tools to learn more than 50 American Sign Language signs. Through songs and play, he'll learn the signs for "mommy," "eat," and you'll know if he wants "more" juice when he is "all done." This research-proven program speeds language development in hearing children, eases frustration, and enhances long-term learning abilities.
Age Range: 6 months to 3 years
Class Structure: 5-week units
Class Length: 45 minute class each week
Class Size: Class with no more than 12 children with parents
Summer Class Dates (Thursdays): July 22 & 29, August 5, 19, 26 (no class on August 12)
Tuition (includes materials--$30 value): $95
Instructor: Jeanine Roberts
What a Parent and Child Experience In Class
- Play, sign, and sing -- Using everyday items in engaging small and large group activities, we'll sing songs and practice the sign as we say the words, play with toys, and help the children learn both the spoken word and the sign.
- Expert advice -- Parents will learn to spot their babies' most "teachable moments" and the sign language teaching methods of the experts. Plus they'll learn to recognize and respond to their children's versions of signs.
- Communication through sign language -- When a child is chasing a bubble or asking for the ball, make the sign for it and say the word. So a child has the ways to associate the word with the object: the child holds the ball, hears the parent say the word, and then sees the adult make the sign.