Sign, Sing, & Play
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| Class Title | Dates | # of Sessions | Cost | Description/Location |
| Sign, Sing, & Play Session 1 | Mondays: 10/2/17-10/30/17 10:45-11:45 am Wednesdays: 10/4/17-11/1/17 10:00-11:00 am Thursdays: 10/5/17-11/2/17 9:45-10:45 am & 4:45-5:45 pm | 5 | Mon/Thur $85 Wed $90 | Our Day/Food/Transportation Signs for your daily routines from waking up, changing diaper, eating, bathing and sleeping including fun playful activity signs. This session will cover signs for many food and meal time signs as well as transportation such as cars and trains. Mondays @ St. Johns the Evangelist 2036 SE Jefferson Street Milwaukie Oregon 97222 Wednesdays @ MJCC 6651 SW Capitol Highway Portland, OR 97219 Thursdays @ Tabor Space 5441 SE Belmont Portland, OR 97215 |
| Sign, Sing, & Play Session 2 | Mondays: 11/13/17-12/11/17 10:45-11:45 am Wednesdays: 11/8/17-12/13/17 (skipping Nov. 22) 10:00-11:00 am Thursdays: 11/9/17-12/14/17 9:45-10:45 am & 4:45-5:45 pm SKIPPING THANKSGIVING | 5 | Mon/Thur $85 Wed $90 | Animals Signs for family pets, birds, ducks, farm and zoo animals Mondays @ St. Johns the Evangelist Episcopal Church 2036 SE Jefferson Street Milwaukie Oregon 97222 Wednesdays @ MJCC 6651 SW Capitol Highway Portland, OR 97219 Thursdays @ Tabor Space 5441 SE Belmont Portland, OR 97215 |
| Sign, Sing, & Play Session 3 | Mondays: 6/19/17-7/17/17 10:45-11:45 Thursdays: 6/22/17-7/20/17 9:45-10:45 am & 4:45-5:45 pm | 5 | Mon/Thur $85 Wed $90 | Ocean/Outside Signs for a visit to the ocean including many ocean animals and activities. This session will also cover outside use signs such as ball play, slides, swings, bugs, nature, birds, squirrels, frogs etc. Mondays @ St. Johns the Evangelist 2036 SE Jefferson Street Milwaukie Oregon 97222 Thursdays @ Tabor Space 5441 SE Belmont Portland, OR 97215 |
| Sign, Sing, & Play Session 4 | Mondays: 8/14/17-9/18/17 10:45-11:45 am SKIPPING LABOR DAY Thursdays: 8/17/17-9/14/17 9:45-10:45 am & 4:45-5:45 pm | 5 | Mon/Thur $85 Wed $90 | Concept Words/Weather/Family/Food Signs for weather such as rainy and sunny days, family member signs, food and meal time signs, emotions and important concept words and opposites (in/out, open/shut, more, help and MANY more) Mondays @ St. Johns the Evangelist 2036 SE Jefferson Street Milwaukie Oregon 97222 Thursdays @ Tabor Space 5441 SE Belmont Portland, OR 97215 |
EACH class offers a chance to learn and discover for you and your child and also includes numerous strategy tips, ideas and specific demonstrations of how to teach certain signs- especially abstract ones which are more challenging to teach without proper guidance.
You will learn:
- What types and how many signs to introduce to your child
- Keys to success
- How to recognize your child’s first signs
- Attention getting strategies
- Troubleshooting
- Abstract signs
Using the skills learned in class, continuing the learning process at home will be an easy one and the ultimate goal of verbal language development will be easily achieved.
In EVERY class you will also learn wonderful information about your child’s unique development and why certain activities are used in the class to help encourage this development including nurturing their imagination, playfulness, problem solving, social skills and musicality.
Why is music and movement such a big part of a Tiny Talker’s sign language class? In addition to being a sign language specialist, I am also a music educator and a mother and I know that children are innately drawn to music and also learn best through movement. Music stimulates and awakens different parts of the brain, immersing the child in language and helps develop memory while movement helps to develop their coordination.