Baby Sign Language Class--NEW SESSION STARTS 11/2!!!

My Smart Hands with Maria is pleased to announce that a new Level One session will be taught in the Family Room at Milagros Boutique.

What to expect from a Level One Class: These sessions introduce you to every day words, family signs, foods, animals, emotions, opposites, bed time, and play signs. You will learn recommended first signs; we will discuss the benefits of using American Sign Language (ASL) with infants and demonstrate easy techniques for successfully integrating signs into everyday life.

In this 8-week program you will learn over 100 ASL signs to use with your child. Each class allows for review, discussions, songs, and practice of signs in a playful, educational, and language-rich environment where caregivers and children will build their vocabulary. Classes are 45 minutes in length and are created for parents/ caregivers and babies.

This program is recommended for pre-verbal babies with little to no signing exposure. Most babies are developmentally ready for signing back to their caregivers around 8-10 months of age, but exposure to sign can begin at birth. The typical age of attending babies is 6-18 months. If you have an older or more experience baby and wish to take a Level Two class please contact me for more details.

Please visit www.mysmarthands.com for more details about My Smart Hands and to see an example of a signing baby in action (click on the “media” tab).

When: This next session will start on Sunday, November 2 each week through December 21 at 2:00-2:45 p.m.

Cost: The fee for all 8 sessions, with a full color-photo manual of all the signs and songs taught, is $120. This allows for up to 2 caregivers and baby to attend.

How to register: Contact Maria Gross at maria@mysmarthands.com or call 503-312-2216. This class requires a minimum of 5 families, but is limited to a maximum of 8. A full refund will be given if class is canceled due to low enrollment. Please register by October 26, 2008.