The GOSSIES
Baby Sign Classes -
Six Months to 1 Year Old
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ould
you like to be able to
ask your baby simple questions and get a response you both understand?
Would
you like to be able to communicate with your crying, fussing infant to find
out what is wrong?
Would
you like to increase your baby's early spoken language ability and encourage early
literacy development.
If so, The Gossies, our
group for babies 6 to 12 months of age and their
mothers and/or other adult family members, is for you!
Come join us! Bring your
babies and become part of our friendly, fun baby groups.
Sign up now!
The Gossies focuses on building language, literacy,
and social skills, and on using speech with sign to communicate.
The Gossies Baby Sign Group is offered as a 12-week
session and meets 1 day a week for 75 minutes.
A six week commitment can be made with a
payment in full. This way a family can take the first six weeks and at
a later date take the next six weeks. Although a family does not have to
take all 12 weeks
consecutively, it is highly recommended. Missed classes can be made up
for free see our enrollment page for more information.
Our goals for our baby
groups are:
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To help families
develop an understanding of the value and benefits of using signs for
daily interaction with their babies.
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To develop the fluent, simple signing needed
to communicate with their baby.
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To establish
appropriate facial expressions and body movements to support the words
spoken and signed to their babies.
We use a family-centered
approach by grouping signs specifically related to the family and its baby's daily routines
and needs. One week the group's focus might be on food, another on
bath or bed time, another on family or feelings, and so on. In
addition, most weeks the groups learn the signs to a familiar children's song.
Board books are given to families to keep and use to practice the
vocabulary.
Our popular Storybook Packets
include a binder of signs and
corresponding lessons, note cards, and several board books. The
lessons are handed out at each class and incorporate the new signs
of the day's lesson along with activities to help with review and practice. The board books are an enjoyable way
to reinforce signs and vocabulary by practicing reading the books with babies.
For more information about signing with
your baby visit Signing with
Babies.
New sessions begin in 6- to 12-week intervals throughout
the year. Please contact us for further information on dates and times.
Sign up now!
Share your
Storybook story with a friend, get her/him enrolled, and earn a discount for yourself!
Do you have a toddler? For information on our toddler signing class click here:
The Hortons.
We just start the happy endings
. . . you finish them!
