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Babies & Sign Language: Give Them Their Words
This webinar was recorded on July 14, 2010
Discover a whole new means of communicating with babies, as well as the value of sign language for all ages, in this hands-flying, finger-moving class on communication. Learn why signing works even for your smallest children. The benefits will astound you! Do you think reading while teaching is difficult? Come find out how reading while teaching can be incredibly easy and even fun!
Learn the benefits of signing and why it works. Why is it important to give babies a language? Find out! You�ll also learn how reading while teaching can be easy and fun. You may either watch the video or�download the audio file by making your choice below.
Download�Audio (.mp3) file: Talking With Baby Webinar (with introduction)
About the Presenter:
Marsha Peterson is a single parent raising her son Chad who she fondly calls Potts. Chad was born with Down syndrome and Autism. As a baby he knew what he wanted, just like most babies, but couldn’t express it which often resulted in frustrated and often dangerous melt downs. Chad’s special education teacher suggested sign language might be helpful. He began learning to sign in 1993 shortly after his first birthday.�� There was no time to attend sign language classes and videos were not an option.� It was hard to find teachers and caregivers that knew how to sign, as well as frustrating to see that there can be different signs for the same word.�� Learning and generalizing signs became a bigger and bigger problem as Chad was expanding signs to communicate.� So how does a parent give their child a language and involve everyone?� Marsha decided that creating a book using stories about things we do everyday would be a great way to learn and ‘generalize’ those signs.� It is also a great way to introduce literacy to baby.
Talking with Baby was created to help parents and caregivers learn and teach sign while reading stories about everyday activities.� Come Sign With Us: The Adventures of Potts and Friends is a tent style book that sits on a table and frees hands for signing. The use of a rainbow of color coded words helps you remember signs learned while learning new signs throughout the series.� Signs in Video on the www.TalkingWithBaby.com website will help you model the signs correctly.
Come Sign With Us: The Adventures of Potts and Friends received a Mom’s Choice Award February 2010 for Education Products.
About the Pre-show:
Special needs homeschooling? Yes you can!
Join Heather Laurie as she will discuss and define what is special needs homeschooling. The legality and where to stay updated on laws. Some practical tips and ideas how to help you child thrive. Also dealing with the added stress of having a child with a medical problem or who is not excelling at a normal pace. Finally encouragement of outcomes and overcomes from families that have gone before us!
Download Audio (.mp3) file: Heather Laurie
About the Pre-show Presenter:
Heather Laurie is a wife and mother of 5 wonderful homeschooled children. They have a wide variety of medical and learning disabilities due to a mitochondrial disorder. This experience has left her uniquely positioned to assist homeschooling families with a wide range of special needs issues. You can visit Heather at: http://www.specialneedshomeschooling.com/ and www.LaurieFamilyMinistries.org.
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