Baby Sign Language Classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Babies can communicate using sign language as young as 8 months old. Sign language is an excellent tool to provide access to communicate with your baby before your baby is able to speak.

It has been noted that those who learn a second language show greater cognitive development in mental flexibility, creativity, problem-solving, conceptualizing, and reasoning skills. *

Whether you want your baby learn sign language in order to help them to start building their language/communication skills at an early age or if your child is Deaf, hard of hearing, autistic or non-verbal; learning American Sign Language can be a very helpful tool in communication and an excellent opportunity for you and your child learn together.

Cost:  $80 / 6-week session
Saturdays
10am – 11am
(SPECIAL SESSIONS CAN BE SET UP)

Class sessions are 6 weeks long for parent(s) and babies from 8 months to 18 months. Resources such as study materials, study links and video aids are also provided for your continued practices with your family at home. If you are interested in this fun-filled, bonding, learning opportunity of learning sign language with your baby, please contact me:

Dr. Barbara Lovas, Th.D.
RID CI/ CT, NAD IV, LCD V, MO Licensed
New Orleans Sign Language Services, LLC
Website:  http://www.neworleanssignlanguageservices.com
LinkedIn address: www.linkedin.com/pub/barbara-lovas/30/868/b68
E-mail -- nolasignlanguageservices@gmail.com
Video Phone for the Deaf # -- 504 273 1152 ,  Cell/Text/Facetime – 504 722 2967
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New Orleans Sign Language Babies and Kids / New Orleans Sign Language Services, LLC offers a wide range of programs and experiences for you and your child. We also provide ASL parties and in-home sessions for you and your family and friends.

References:  “Cognitive Benefits of Learning a Second Language.” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Duke University, 2007. Web. 22 Mar. 2013.
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FOR PROFESSIONALS RID SPONSORED CEU and CMP WORKSHOPS

Are you planning to be an interpreter? Are you just starting out as a new interpreter? … Or have you been interpreting for a while but have not really been sure about what you are supposed to be doing related to record keeping and official business practices? If so, we have a workshop is for you!!!

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EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS
Training for your Faculty and Staff!

Is it time for a change of pace? If you are looking for a fun and informative way to offer your
employees professional development trainings and continuing educational units: Maybe you have been looking for answers as to how to meet the needs of the Deaf and hearing impaired members in your community, we have the workshop for you! We can provide onsite or offsite workshops and trainings for you and your faculty and staff seeking or needing to maintain continuing education units. Per your request we can also tailor American Sign Language classes according to your school’s specific needs. Our prices are always reasonable and our instructors are alwaysknowledgeable and friendly. Topics include:

Deaf culture, language, norms
Deaf perspective / personal educational experience
Advantages of learning sign language for non-verbal students and general language development
Syntax / Sentence, Lexicon, Morpheme, Non-Manual Morpheme Instruction
Fingerspelling Instruction
Sign Instruction
Numbers Instruction
Continuing free online ASL study and instruction resources for the remainder of the year

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WE ALSO PROVIDE WORKSHOPS FOR CHURCH INTERPRETERS AND CHURCH MINISTRIES.