Baby Signing Classes
Overview:
Birth Roots Doula Collective Inc. is now offering a Mitey Signs Workshop series. This workshop focuses on early communication, language development, and having fun.
The whole family can join in on this fun learning opportunity with baby- moms, dads, sisters, brothers and don’t forget the grandparents. Everyone will wonder at the communication ablitiy you develop with baby. Babies of all ages welcome. You can also attend during pregnancy.
Class Dates:
3 Weekday Class Series (Tuesday and Thursdays): Jun. 18/2009 - Jun. 25/2009
Cost: $60.00 + GST
Registration: Openings are still available.
- Date: June 18, June 23, June 25 Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Location: 206-83 Sherbrook St. Note: Slings and strollers are welcome, bring all necessities i.e. diapers, snacks. Breastfeeding friendly environment. Elevator access.
3 Weekday Class Series (Tuesday and Thursdays): Sep. 10/2009 - Sep. 17/2009
Cost: $60.00 + GST
Registration: Openings are still available.
- Date: Sept.10, Sept. 15, Sept. 17 Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Location: 206-83 Sherbrook Street Note: Slings and strollers are welcome, bring all necessities i.e. diapers, snacks. Breastfeeding friendly environment. Elevator access.
3 Weekday Class Series (Tuesday and Thursdays): Nov. 26/2009 - Dec. 03/2009
Cost: $60.00 + GST
Registration: Openings are still available.
- Date: Nov. 26, Dec. 1, Dec. 3 Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Location: 206-83 Sherbrook Street Note: Slings and strollers are welcome, bring all necessities i.e. diapers, snacks. Breastfeeding friendly environment. Elevator access.
Class Details:
During the workshop you will learn the benefits of using ASL with your baby, how to introduce signing throughout your day, and many signs covering the topics of: assistance and suppport, family, emotions, food, clothes, toys, transportation, animals, numbers and colours. It is entirely up to you to decide how many of these signs you would like to use with your family. Once you know the signs you can begin signing with your baby. Research shows that babies consistently shown signs at 6 -7 months of age will produce their first signs at 8 - 10 months. You and your baby will enjoy the benefits of signing whether you use 10 or 200 signs. We will learn fun rhymes using ASL that help with language development and are enjoyable for babies of all ages. As well we will sing songs, sign books and play games using the signs and concepts taught.
Facilitator Biographies:
Glenda Pratt is a professional ASL-English interpreter. She graduated from Red River College in 2000 and I has been studying ASL since 1995. She is a Certified Sign2Me presenter and has completed the training for the Parent Child Mother Goose program and FUNdamentals from Bookmates, 2006.
She taught both her daughters, Lauren (born April, 2003) and Haley (born July, 2005) to sign. Lauren reproduced her first sign at 10 months of age and continues to sign today to her baby sister and to make herself better understood and for fun. Her first three signs were BABY, BLANKET and MILK. Haley signed her first sign at 11 months but started to consistently use signs for communication at 12 months. Although Haley does not have many spoken words at this time she is able to positively interact with her family and share all of her experiences.
Glenda says that "Signing with my family has been one of the most rewarding aspects of being a mother. I love watching them grow and learn and signing has given me an opportunity to see into their minds and thoughts that I otherwise would not have had."