Simple Signing with Young Children, Revised: A Guide for Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Teachers, Rev. Ed. - Softcover

Murray, Carol Garboden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876598092 ISBN 13: 9780876598092

Publisher: Gryphon House, 2018

Synopsis

Because their vocabularies haven't yet caught up with their thoughts and emotions, young children often struggle to communicate. Sign language can help them express themselves effectively to adults and peers--without the emotional outbursts caused by frustration!

Simple Signing with Young Children: A Guide for Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Teachers, rev. ed. features the latest research to equip educators and caregivers with the tools and resources to teach young learners how to effectively communicate. This user-friendly instruction manual will help teachers and caregivers:

• Enhance classroom management and ease transitions
• Support positive social behavior
• Help children learn impulse control
• Assist children in expressing emotions and needs

About this title

About the Author

Carol Garboden Murray, MEd, has worked with young children, families, and teachers for many years as a preschool and toddler teacher, kindergarten and first-grade inclusion teacher, early interventionist, director of programs, and early learning trainer. She holds a master's degree in early education and special education. She is currently the director of nursery school at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

From the Back Cover

Updated with the latest research, Simple Signing with Young Children: A Guide for Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Teachers, Revised, is the perfect introduction to teaching young children to communicate through signing.

Because their oral motor skills and vocabularies haven't yet caught up with their thoughts and emotions, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers often struggle to communicate. Sign language can give children the tools to help them express themselves effectively-- with fewer emotional outbursts caused by frustration!

With easy-to-follow instructions and photos, Simple Signing with Young Children, Revised, will help teachers and caregivers use sign language to:

• enhance classroom management and ease transitions,
• support positive social behavior,
• teach language and literacy,
• help children learn impulse control,
• assist children in expressing emotions and needs, and
• create peaceful learning communities

Because their oral motor skills and vocabularies haven't yet caught up with their thoughts and emotions, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers often struggle to communicate. Sign language can give children the tools to help them express themselves effectively-- with fewer emotional outbursts caused by frustration!

With easy-to-follow instructions and photos, Simple Signing with Young Children, Revised, will help teachers and caregivers use sign language to:

• enhance classroom management and ease transitions,
• support positive social behavior,
• teach language and literacy,
• help children learn impulse control,
• assist children in expressing emotions and needs, and
• create peaceful learning communities

Edition details

• Publisher: Gryphon House
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876598092
• ISBN 13: 9780876598092
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208