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Online Sign Language Course for Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Teachers

Little Hands Big Connections: Sign Language for Childcares

Pairing sign language with spoken words has many benefits. (It’s a common myth that signing delays talking!)
By signing words throughout your daily routines, you’ll help the children you care for develop stronger communication, language, and vocabulary skills.
In this self-paced sign language training, by a Speech Language Pathologist, you'll learn:
  1. The benefits of using sign language with your infant, toddler, and preschool class (and why it does NOT delay talking).
  2. How to teach signs during your daily routines and include them in your curriculum.
  3. Ways to encourage children to use the signs to communicate and support their learning.

Because every child deserves a way to be understood, even before they can say the words.
ResourceS

Includes a downloadable handbook with all the signing videos, yours forever

Inside this 35+ page digital handbook you'll find:
  • Clear step by step and easy to understand directions for how to teach signs to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
  • Ideas for when and how to use sign language in your classroom
  • Video tutorials for over 50 signs learned in the training (including signs for play time, arts and crafts, circle time, meal time, pre-k curricular words, and popular songs in the classroom)
  • Ready-to-print handouts for parents so they understand why you are using sign language
Training outcomes

By the end of this 3 hour | 0.3 CEU training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify populations of children that benefit from using sign language. 
  • List 3 benefits of signing to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
  • List routines within their day and curriculum where they can implement signing to children.

See what other early childhood educators are saying

"Very informative and gives numerous handouts to reference.

I love how in-depth each module was and the end of the module quiz.”
"I enjoyed the hands on experience & signing along with the instructor/videos.

I learned so many signs and love that I will be able to use them in my classroom.”
"I loved the videos of teaching the sign for each word presented.

They took the time to show you how each sign was done."

Because adding sign language shouldn’t mean adding more work

Designed For Real Routines

Learn the best first signs to teach, organized by real classroom moments like circle time, mealtimes, outdoor play, songs, transitions, and more, so adding signs feels natural instead of overwhelming.

Leave Knowing Exactly What To Do
Follow along with step-by-step videos teaching 50+ practical signs you can immediately begin using with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Plus the handbook has the videos you can watch again and again!
Created By A Speech Therapist
Get answers to common questions, parent handouts addressing common sign language myths, and evidence based strategies so you support communication with confidence, not guesswork.

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Meet Your Trainer

Hi, I'm Kelly
A licensed Speech Language Pathologist, Early Intervention Specialist, Child Care Trainer, and Former Family Child Care Owner

I work alongside teachers every day caring for children with developmental delays, feeding challenges, speech and language disorders, and more.

I kept hearing the same thing: "Our trainings don't teach us this." So I created trainings that do! 

No fluff. Just practical strategies designed to fit naturally into everyday routines with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
Speech-language pathologist working on professional development resources for early childhood educators

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