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

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.

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