Each day you’ll walk into a classroom full of activities, music, and toys—each with a learning purpose in mind. She’ll learn the sign for her favorite things, and you’ll learn the signs for things that you want to know—such as “HELP,” “FINISHED,” “MOM,” and “DAD.” A curriculum created exclusively for Kindermusik families by Signing Smart Inc., one of the nation’s leading experts in child development and sign language, Sign & Sing is a different approach from other sign language programs. Through songs, toys, and loving playtime between you and your child, Kindermusik Sign & Sing shows you more than 50 signs your child can use to communicate with you. Using research-proven methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, you’ll see how sign language can ease frustration and enhance long-term learning abilities for your child.
What you’ll experience in Sign & Sing:
You’ll play, sign, and sing. Your little one will learn sign language faster when she’s having fun—and playing with you. So we’ll sing songs and insert the sign as we say the words, play with toys, and help her learn both the spoken word and the sign.- You’ll see parents and their children learning to communicate. When your child is chasing a soap bubble or asking for the ball, you’ll make the sign for it, and say the word. So she has three ways to associate the word with the object: she holds the ball, she hears you say the word, and she sees you make the sign.
- You’ll learn a lot, too. You’ll learn to spot your baby’s most “teachable moments,” and you’ll learn the sign language teaching methods of the experts, such as making the sign in front of a child, on your child’s body, or when she looks up at you in wonder as if to ask, “What’s that?” Plus you’ll learn to recognize and respond to your child’s versions of signs.
