Help Me Sign

Helping People of All Ages to SPEAK, EAT, SIGN, LEARN, & PLAY!

HELP ME SPEAK, LLC

Helping Children of All Ages to Communicate Using Signs

Barbara Taylor, SLP, Owner/Director

was interviewed and our

Help Me Sign class was videotaped

on June 19th, 2006. Did you see it?

It aired on Wed 8/2/06 during the 5pm

newscast of Ch 11 WBAL-TV news.

Services Available:

· Parent & Child format classes teaching American Sign Language (ASL)

· Based on the award-winning Sign with your Baby program by Dr. Joseph Garcia

· Introductory Classes (90 min)- one session only

· Help Me Sign I– 45 min/week for 8 wks

· Help Me Sign II– 45 min/week for 8 wks

· Saturday workshops available– 3hours each for 2 Saturdays

· Help Me Sign @ Preschool classes available; 30 min/wk; 6-12+ wks

· Help Me Sign & Play classes available– 45 min/week for 4 weeks

· Help Me Sign @ School classes available for Teachers & other school personnel

Download flyer: Help Me Sign info

Registration form: Help Me Sign registration

Parents and Infants/Children will learn:

· The basics of ASL

· How YOU can teach signs to your child

· 10+ thematic signs per week

· How to sign with songs

· How to sign with books

· Parental signing and language strategies

· Developmental speech and language information

· Play ideas using signs

· Resources, and much more!

Benefits of Signing

· Enhances communication and learning by allowing your child (infant, toddler, preschooler, elementary-aged, etc.) to tell you exactly what he/she wants

· Reduces frustration for your child and you!

· Improves rate of IQ development in infants and young children

· Leads to higher levels of language skills

· Enhances bonding and improves self-esteem

· Accelerates speech development

· Research shows that babies who sign start to talk sooner and develop larger vocabularies than their nonsigning peers

· Teaching ASL is beneficial even if your child is already talking and/or is 18months of age or older

· Benefits of signing continue even after a child no longer chooses to sign to communicate

· Allows you to communicate across the room without speaking (great for giving directions to kids!)

· Permits you to communicate without speaking in quiet places, such as churches, synagogues, libraries, movies, etc.

· Provides a way for a child to eat and sign at the same time (no more talking with the mouth open/full) or to cry and sign at the same time (so the child can tell you what hurts)

· It is FUN!

Click here to watch our featured interview!

Help Me Sign @ Preschool:

· Current classes are offered at Peter Pan Learning Center (resume 10/4/07) and were offered at The Young School (fall 06)

· Classes available for 14 months—5yrs+

· Parents are always welcome to participate/ drop in any time

· Learn how YOUR preschooler can sing, read, and play games in SIGN!

· Most themes are available!

Phone: 410-442-9791

Fax: 410-442-9783

E-mail: barbara.taylor@helpmespeak.com

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