Show Me ASL

03/12/2017

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154596148834220&id=208255599219

09/27/2016

09/06/2016

Come join me for a unique Story Time at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library on Tuesday, September 27 at 10:30.
http://www.williston.lib.vt.us/index.php/view-all-events/272-story-time?date=2016-09-27-10-30

Stories, songs & crafts. All ages are welcome.

07/08/2016

http://www.rachelcoleman.com/2015/12/08/honoring-leah-coleman/

Honoring Leah Coleman Posted on December 8, 2015 by Rachel ColemanToday, a family who has a deaf child contacted me through Facebook to ask my opinion on cochlear implants and American Sign Language. This is a weekly, if not daily, occurrence and I LOVE it when parents reach out to me.I first refer…

07/03/2016

If you are interested in teaching your child sign language you can learn signs online but if you want expert advice and someone to practice with please contact me through FB or email [email protected]. I am setting up classes for the fall.
http://www.signingtime.com/5-myths-signing-child/

By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C. We’re so happy you’ve decided to start signing with your child! The decision to do so often comes with lots of questions, and maybe even a few misconceptions. Let’s bust some of the myths aboutRead More »

06/23/2016

If you know of a child with learning differences that could be using ASL to communicate please let them know that I teach ASL! Thanks!
http://www.signingtime.com/asl-leads-to-talking-miracle-for-child-with-down-syndrome/

Excerpt from “Television show leads to talking miracle” by Susan Jones of the St. Albert Gazette featuring Signing Time Academy Instructor Shelley Wywal. When Elora was born, her parents were told their new infant could have a severe language disability.Read More »

06/06/2016

It is the most precious moment when your child can communicate with you before they have words! It takes a year and a half or 2 for them to say "I love you" but would your heart melt if they signed it around a year?
http://www.signingtime.com/our-signing-time-story-by-alyson-darvas/

  My name is Alyson Darvas and I live in Colchester, CT a transplant from my hometown of Queens, NY. My son Jordan was born in December of 2009 after a 6 ½ year struggle to conceive. I had waitedRead More »

06/04/2016

Come join me for Show Me ASL class on Sunday 6/5 at 9:45-10:15 at the Wiggle Room, Hinesburg, VT. We will be learning signs for colors, sign to a story, do a craft and sing songs! The perfect rainy day activity!

06/01/2016

Please let me know here or email [email protected] if you plan to attend class at Carpenter Carse Library on Wednesday June 1, or June 8 (last class at the library for the summer) or on Sundays 9:45 at the Wiggle Room.

06/01/2016

I will be at the Carpenter Carse Library Community Room this morning for a Sign and Read class. Hope you can join me at 9:30!

05/26/2016

http://www.ndss.org/Resources/Therapies-Development/Speech-Language-Therapy/Speech-Language-Therapy-for-Infants-Toddlers-Young-Children/

Although most children with Down syndrome learn to speak and will use speech as their primary means of communication, they will understand language and have the desire to communicate well before they are able to speak.

05/26/2016

http://www.signingtime.com/resources/special-needs/downsyndrome/

For Parents, Teachers, and Therapists Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by having an extra copy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome occurs in one out of every 733 births. Individuals with Down syndrome generally have some impairment of cognitiveRead More »