Youth (8 years +) Sign

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ids have fun with our sign language group and our just-for-kids curriculum!  Our classes are dynamic and include active participation.  The children will enjoy learning more than just individual signs.   In each lesson they will learn different games and activities to help them build their sign vocabulary and their confidence. They will practice signing short sentences, simple books, and familiar songs.  Our group focuses on teaching children signs and communication skills that are useful in their everyday life.  We also teach appropriate holiday signs and familiar songs.  Sign up now!

Classes are designed for youth 8 years and older and require some early reading skills in order to participate.

Our classes go beyond just teaching some sign language to students. Pairing speech with sign language creates a powerful tool to enhance early comprehension, early communication and literacy skills.   Our Goals include:

• Enhancing reading comprehension skills

• Strengthening expressive reading skills

• Assist students in building their study skills

This group will meet twice a week for 90 minutes each time, for a total of 12 classes. This unique program is based on a minimum enrollment of four students.   Sign up now!  

Our curriculum was developed from the one used by the creator of Signing Exact English, which is the same curriculum that many colleges, universities and workshops use. Signing Questions? 

Students will learn affixes so that they can sign prefixes and suffixes in order to sign completely accurate English sentences.  Many children have found that they can apply their sign skills to help them in many of their classes, especially English and later on even for their SAT prep.  Part of our lessons are devoted to practicing finger spelling.  Finger spelling not only allows them the ability to communicate any word they want, even if they don't know the sign, but it also often helps to improve their spelling skills.  Another emphasis in the class is dramatics.  Signing is much more than what we do with our hands.  It also has a lot to do with our body and facial expressions.

Participants receive a Storybook materials packet at their first lesson, which includes a workbook that correlates with the lessons and a pocket-size edition of the Signing Exact English (S.E.E.) dictionary. 

Children can continue to take sign lessons even after they have completed the 12 week program. We have three levels of vocabulary, so if a child enrolls again, he will learn new, intermediate vocabulary and, later, advanced vocabulary.  In the cases where there are large age gaps between students, learning groups and centers are used to meet the needs of each participant. 

For more information about our "Youth Signing " class, visit our Questions section under the Parents menu or click here.

For dates and times call (425) 881-1923 or email info@thestorybookcenter.com. Remember - these sign classes begin based on a minimum of four registrations.  Sign up now!  Earn a discount for yourself when you tell a friend about us and he/she enrolls!