Dear Sign & Sing Parent,
Animals are so much fun for a child! They feel soft and they make interesting sounds—sounds that are fun to imitate! One way to enhance your signing is to pair a sign for an animal with its sound. Children’s books, videos, toys and rhymes all provide opportunities to pair an animal sign with its unique sound. This week try incorporating the following Reading Strategies into your reading time at home:
Look for books that include 3 or more signs you are using at home.
Look for books that have a continuous action or a main character that appears on each page.
When your child shows an interest in a particular page, spend extra time talking about what you see. Your words, the pictures you see and the signs you use will help your child to make connections between them sooner.
Your DVD with this session, The Treasure Chest: Signs, Songs, & Rhymes, contains many songs and rhymes to help continue your weekly fun.
Using signs in many different ways such as daily routines, in stories, and in their favorite DVDs helps your child experience these songs and rhymes in multiple ways. Gather up your books, pop in your DVD’s, and sing and sign along to your CD’s or just make up your own rhymes.
Sign the week away!
