Language First

08/24/2026

🐐🤟 Meet furry friends while growing language!

Join us for Furry Friends & Flying Hands, an interactive ASL-rich experience where little ones will meet friendly goats and bunnies while building language through play, exploration, and connection.

📅 September 20, 2026
📍 Manchester, CT
🕧 12:30–1:30 p.m.
👧 Ages 2–5

This fun, hands-on event is designed to encourage early language development in an engaging, family-friendly environment.

Reserve your spot today at language1st.org/events-ct

We can’t wait to see you there! 💙

Image Description:
A clean, cream-colored event flyer features a large photo of a brown goat on the left side. The goat is looking directly at the camera while standing inside a wooden barn. Its ears stretch outward, and two small black goat kids are partially visible near the bottom of the photo. On the right side of the flyer, the event title appears in large dark brown serif text: “Furry Friends & Flying Hands.” Below it, the event details read:

September 20, 2026
Manchester, CT

A short description says:
“Join us to meet goats and bunnies in this ASL-rich language session!”

The event is for children ages 2–5 years old and takes place from 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Near the bottom, attendees are directed to learn more or register at:
language1st.org/events-ct

The bottom of the flyer displays the Language First Early Language Center – CT logo in blue and grey.

NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an inclusive term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and late-deafened children.

© 2026 Language First. All rights reserved. You must credit Language First when sharing or using this content

08/16/2026

We love our newest interactive portion of a wall at our ELC-CT! 🤩❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

08/15/2026

Child S*x Abuse Suspect Can’t Receive Fair Trial Because He Lacks Ability to ‘Communicate,’ Court Rules.

Judges say Kendal Longclaws, who is deaf, cannot speak, read or write and does not communicate using a recognized sign language.

An Alberta appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision staying proceedings against Kendal Longclaws, who was charged with sexually abusing three children, after finding he could not receive a fair trial because he is unable to communicate.

08/13/2026

CT folks: don't miss this! We will be there!! 🐋🐟🐠🐡

08/11/2026

💙 ASL for Parents is coming up! 💙

Want to learn practical, meaningful ASL you can use with your child? Join us for a FREE virtual ASL for Parents session!

📅 August 18, 2026
⏰ 8–9 PM ET
💻 Virtual via Zoom
💰 FREE to join!

During this session, families will:
⭐️Learn signs connected to themes for the upcoming month
⭐️Practice fun, functional ASL to use with your child
⭐️Build confidence using ASL in everyday routines and interactions

🔗 Find the full schedule and Zoom information at: bit.ly/aslforparents

Share this with a parent, caregiver, grandparent, or family member who wants to build their ASL skills! 💙

ID:
A photograph shows a smiling adult woman with long, light-brown hair sitting closely with a baby. The woman is looking down at the baby and appears to be demonstrating a sign with her hands. The baby is wearing a bright pink bow headband and a blue denim outfit. Colorful, blurred objects resembling toys or classroom materials appear along the bottom of the photograph. Light-blue decorative curved lines and geometric shapes overlay parts of the image. The background is light gray. Large blue text at the top reads: ASL for Parents Below that, black text says:August 18, 2026
8–9 pm ET
A bulleted list explains:

* Learn signs related to themes for the next month
* Fun and functional ASL to use with your child
* Free to join
* Full schedule and Zoom links below

The flyer provides the link:

bit.ly/aslforparents

NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an inclusive term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and late-deafened children.

© 2026 Language First. All rights reserved. You must credit Language First when sharing or using this content

08/06/2026

We are so excited to share our new dinnerware set: Dine and Sign!

Turn everyday meals into meaningful language moments. Designed with thoughtfully selected ASL signs, these plates and cups encourage communication about food and drink, helping Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children build language one bite at a time. It's a practical way to weave ASL into one of the most language-rich parts of the day.

Every plate and cup includes a QR code that links to short video demonstrations of each sign, making it easy for parents, caregivers, and loved ones to learn and practice ASL.

Limited inventory! Get yours at language1st.org/store/p/dine-and-sign-dinnerware

08/04/2026

Join us for hands-on experience with some of our favorite furry friends: goats and bunnies! Families will explore American Sign Language (ASL) together through animal interactions, crafts, and language-rich activities.

📆 September 20th
🕚 12:30-1:30 pm
📍 Manchester, CT
🐐 Ages 2-5
💻 Register at language1st.org/events-ct

Image description: A promotional flyer for Furry Friends & Flying Hands featuring a close-up photo of a brown goat peeking over a wooden fence. The flyer includes the event details—September 20, 2026, in Manchester, CT—and invites families with children ages 2–5 to meet goats and bunnies during an ASL-rich language session.

08/04/2026

We saw this trend and had to jump on it! Parents of Deaf children, please don't be concerned if your child doesn’t wear their devices all waking hours, chooses silence sometimes, is difficult to understand when speaking, or prefers signed language over oral language.

However you should definitely be concerned if your child:
- bribes public officials
- launders cartel money
- commits tax evasion
- harbors a fugitive
- operates a Ponzi scheme

🤣

NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an inclusive term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and late-deafened children.

08/03/2026

Get ready to dig, scoop, and build! Children will have the unforgettable opportunity to operate real excavators while learning construction-themed vocabulary and interacting in a fun, language-rich ASL environment.

📆 August 28th
🕚 5-6 pm
📍 Vernon, CT
🏗 Ages 3-7
💻 Register at language1st.org/events-ct

Image description: Flyer for the Language First Early Language Center–CT "Tiny Builders" event. The flyer features an excavator and provides details about a hands-on ASL experience where children ages 3–7 can operate a real excavator.

08/01/2026

August member benefits are here! 🥳 This month’s benefits include:

🤩 Interactive ASL-English instructional materials targeting temporal concepts, metalinguistic awareness, ASL literacy, nursery rhymes, comprehension, and conditional language
🤩 A resource to help SLP-interpreter collaboration
🤩 August inspiration board for your instruction or therapy
🤩 Research summary for Delcenserie et al. (2024)
🤩 Video lecture explaining the importance of visual attention
🤩 Webinar Unified in Literacy and Bilingual Multimodal Early Childhood Programming
🤩 ASL Coffee Hour on August 12th
🤩 Webinar code for $39 off any live webinar or asynchronous course

Log into your language1st.org account to access them!