Our Classes

What makes Communicating-Hands classes and workshops different and unique?

All our instructors are either qualified BSL interpreters or are BSL qualified at NVQ level 3 or above. Some of our instructors have teaching qualifications and one has a diploma in childcare. Those with children have taught their own children sign and therefore have the right educational expertise and personal experience to share.

Our Core Programme

• A starter pack providing an outline of the 10 week programme 
  
• Teach simple BSL signs 
  
• Practical advice to help you and your baby sign with each other 
  
• Information about the research behind the programme 
  
• Methods of showing the signs to your child 
  
• Tips for success 
  
• Learning through signing songs
  
  

TO REGISTER AND FOR COST DETAILS PLEASE TELEPHONE 075 15 165 965 OR e-mail info@communicatinghands.co.uk

Sing with Sign Classes

Why are songs like "The Wheels On The Bus" so popular among young children? Even though they cannot sing the words they have great fun and learn with all the dynamic hand and body motion that is needed. Our Sing With Sign classes provide:

• A relaxed time for associating with like-minded mums and chid-carers 

• A fun way to learn signs 

• Fun activities using puppets and other props

• Bond with your child as you sign, and sing to popular songs and new ones 

• Light refreshment 

• Story 'signing' time
  

For Childcare Professional and Educators

Why should your childcare facility have your staff trained to use BSL signs with your children or take part in these workshops?

Research and childcare professionals are confirming that using Sign Language with young children offers a host of significant benefits.

Integrating sign language into preschool curriculum enhances literacy skills needed for school success in reading, vocabulary and spelling. Furthermore, we are working with parents who are asking which nurseries and pre-schools are using BSL signs, as they want their childern to continue with the signing.

Other benefits: 

• Reduces crying, frustration, tantrums, biting and screaming because children can express their needs and wants 

• Helps integrate children with disabilities and language difficulties 

• Adds fun to daily routine and musical activities
• Signing facilitates visual and kinaesthetic learning 

• Signing helps meet the criteria required by OFSTED for the four principles of the EYFS framework.
  

Our Workshops

Our tailor made training workshop is based on the award-winning SIGN with your BABY programme and are educational, fun and affordable.

We will work with your staff providing tips and strategies for creating a supportive signing environment to ensure signing success

The programme will cover 

• The research into the benefits of signing with hearing infants 

• The background of signing with hearing babies and toddlers 

• Teach Simple Signs
• Learn how to sign popular songs which children love like, Row Row Row Your Boat, The Animals Went in Two By Two, I Love You (Barney Song) and many more

• How to incorporate signing into your daily routine 

• Signing tips and strategies 

• Comprehensive handouts 

• Sign2Me certificate

TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST in our workshops or on training your staff please telephone 075 15 165 965 or e-mail info@communicatinghands.co.uk

Presentations

These 20-minute presentations are free. They are designed for Child Care Professionals (but can be shown to groups of parents and families). They give a brief overview of the award winning Sign2Me programme and show you how your staff, babies and toddlers in your care can benefit. These presentations are also given to ante natal and post natal groups.

For further information or to register for any of our classes or workshops contact:

Communicating-Hands

Tel: 075 15 165 965

e-mail info@communicatinghands.co.uk