Based on American Sign Language (ASL) practices, FasTrack Signing offers two levels of classes. The “Beginner Play Class” is appropriate for children 6 months – 2 years old. No experience with signing is necessary. The “Intermediate Play Class” is designed for families with children 12 months and older who have taken the Beginner Play Class and already know some signing. Classes include learning gestures to songs, small activity groups as well as large group interactions. ASL practices may lead to increased IQ and may promote higher level of speech and dynamic impact on language development for your child. FasTrack Signing creates a “community for learners”, where parents socialize with each other while interacting with their infants. FasTrack Signing uses four unique strategies to facilitate a child’s learning and conceptual development. “The Four FasTrack Signing Strategies” are all important components to learning to communicate effectively with your infant.
FasTrack Signing teaches how to recognize when your child is fully engaged and how to use that moment to teach the appropriate gesture. Utilizing Signing Moments makes interactions between a parent and child a two-way conversation.
2. Immersing Your Child in Signs Children learn signs faster when parents produce a sign on an object or directly on their child’s body in order to give the child a feel for the sign. For example, an infant will learn the sign for “ball” more easily if they are playing with an actual ball. 3. Understanding Your Child’s Unique Signs Your child could be signing to you and you might not recognize it. This strategy helps parents begin to notice their child’s early signs. When children are learning to talk, their early words are approximations of the words they hear people say. The same is true for signing. 4. Reinforcing a Lifelong Love of Learning The FasTrack Signing program provides the tools to promote both early communication and long-term learning. Teaching the signs and strategies through context allows parents to expand the use of signing in a constructive and fun early childhood environment.
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