Workshops for Educators

Workshops for Educators

Please contact Leslie soon to schedule an in-service training for your staff! Limited time slots for the coming school year will fill up quickly.

More and more childcare professionals are discovering the magic of using ASL signs and Signing Smart^TMstrategies with hearing infants, toddlers and even preschoolers. Signing Smart^TMhelps teachers more effectively meet the needs of the children in their care, facilitates long-term learning, and builds stronger bonds in the process. Please contact Leslie Powell for more information on these Signing Smart^TMWorkshops for Educators and to schedule an in-service training for your early childhood program.

Signing Smart^TMWorkshop for the Childcare Setting:

for childcare providers and infant/toddler classroom teachers
learn the Signing Smart^TMStart in a group setting
how many and which signs to use with the entire class
how to recognize what signs look like on children's hands
enhance spoken language skills
facilitate cognitive and emotional development
increase constructive interactions and positive affect
powerful classroom management tool

Signing Smart^TMWorkshop for the Preschool Setting:

for preschool teachers
for preschoolers ages 3-5, regardless of prior experience with sign language
encourages advanced literacy skills
facilitates preschoolers' language and cognitive development, spatial abilities, and understanding of time
aids in classroom behavior management

Signing Smart^TMSign Language Programs developed by
Drs. Michelle Anthony and Reyna Lindert, Wide-Eyed Learning, LLC
www.SigningSmart.com

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