Signing Time Classes taught by Emily Vasica a Certified Signing Time Instructor!
Signing Time is an amazing program that has opened a whole new world to parents and their children whether they are hearing impaired, infants that can't talk, toddlers with delayed speech or a child with a disability. Signing Time has made it so that the barriers that were once there can and have been broken. Rachel Colman just wanted people to be able to communicate with her daughter Leah and made a simple friend and family video so that they and their community could communicate with her daughter who is deaf. Signing Time is now used all across the world. There are many DVDs Cd's, cards, books, and now, these exciting and wonderful courses. Signing Time is literally changing lives for the better and making breakthrough discoveries with the amazing effects it has on our children, us and our community as a whole! I look forward to seeing you in my classes.
Description of Classes
Mommy and Me - These classes are for 6 months - 3 years old. This class does require that an adult is present and involved. This class is so much fun for both parent and child and very informative for you the parent. In this class you and your child will get to learn ASL vocabulary through song, art, actives, stories and games. Each week you the parent will be given a hand out with each sign, a very fun homework assignment for you and your child and you will receive wonderful hints/tips to help you learn and teach your child.
Sign with Me Tot's - This class is for children ages 4 - 11. There is a total of 16 fun filled sessions for this class lasting a total of 4 months (4 sessions per month). In this class your child will learn ASL vocabulary while Singing, dancing, playing games, doing activities, making art, hearing stories and learning fun poems and nursery rhymes all while learning to sign. They will have so much fun and wont want to leave!
Workshops: These workshops are so we can help teens and adults to learn the vocabulary of ASL to communicate with the hearing impaired or with their future/present infant and toddler children even people with certain kinds of disabilities such as Autism or Cerebral Palsy. The workshops are for JR High ages and up. Workshops can be done in several days just a couple hours each day or you can do an entire workshop/training in one all day session. These can be done at any facility and arranged to be done at any time.
Where are our classes?
J.L.Sorenson Recreation Center
5350 West Herriman Main Street,
Herriman UT 84096 • 385 468-1340
The benefits of Signing are straight forward and powerful. Parents will be able to communicate with their children without words and start in the early infant years. This will prevent tantrums and you will always know what your infant and toddler child want and need and they will always know what you are saying. I know this to be true! I used the Signing Time DVD'S and CD's with my Twins since they were born and with no question they always knew what I was saying to them and I would always know what they wanted. If they got upset all I would do is go down the list "Sleep, Eat, Bottle, Milk and I immediately that's what they wanted because they would stop crying and it worked almost every time 99% of the time. Children with disabilities, such as those with autism, will have the same opportunities to convey their needs and wants.
There are major breakthroughs with Signing happening for these children. They are continuously working to improve the process. Numerous testimonials are available that this program is helping very young children to not only communicate but to read at a much earlier age.
