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Baby sign classes in the New York City Metropolitan area for families with young pre-lingual hearing children. Course description and schedule, local events, FAQ, links.

Teaches hearing parents how to begin two-way communication with their hearing babies through sign language before their infants can speak. Instructional products and tools suitable for use with toddlers as young as 6-8 months.

Created by a signing mother, this website includes articles, signing stories, and photographs of babies signing. Updated often.

Personal account of a multilingual child using baby sign.

Organization dedicated to bringing Baby Sign Language to New Zealand.

Free and commercial lessons on how to sign with babies plus links to research and resources on the subject.

Pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene explains the importance of baby sign language.

Licensed sign language interpreters teaching parents and caregivers how the use of sign language with baby and toddlers to improve communication before speech is fully developed.

Special section from the HandSpeak dictionary. Includes basic introduction, parent testimonials, and, for members only, signs for a basic vocabulary.

Message board for shaing experiences and advice.

Devoted to encouraging and training parents and carers to sign with pre-verbal infants and toddlers, and let them sign back.

Step by step instructions teaching how to communicate with your baby using signs.

Interactive lessons for babies and their caregivers to learn the beginnings of Baby Sign. Based in Calgary, Alberta.

Personalized classes for adults with babies. Classes offered in Surrey and southwest London.

Research and resources pertaining to baby sign.

Offers books and CDs to teach babies sign language through song. Also provides classes in the Kansas City area of the United States.

American Sign Language for hearing parents and their hearing babies. Classes taught by Nancy Hanauer in Seattle, Washington.

Classes and resources for parents and their babies in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Offers information about the research behind baby sign, tips for choosing a childcare provider, and workshop presentations by mail order. Classes offered around the United States.

Video teaches parents how to interact with their baby using sign language.

Video series for teaching babies to sign. Site provides information for parents and an online sign dictionary.

Discussion forum and courses for parents and babies in Israel. Site is in English and Hebrew.

A musical introduction to sign language for babies and their parents. Workshops offered in Brookly, New York.

Videos for teaching British Baby Sign through music, and classes offered throughout the United Kingdom. Members can access an online dictionary and discussion forum.

Independent curriculum offers videos and teaching kits. Classes for hearing babies, toddlers and their parents in the greater Washington, DC area.

Dedicated to enriching the lives of pre verbal babies and their parents through early two way communication. Classes for Ottawa, Canada, and surrounding areas. Classes and material available in both French and English.

Provides American Sign Language education to parents of small children, school age children, and adults who are interested to learn. Located near Baltimore, MD.

Articles, stories from parents, discussion forums, tips on finding a good class locally, and products.

Playclasses for hearing babies and toddlers, with locations throughout the northeastern United States. Also offers education for child care center staff wishing to integrate baby sign into their programs.

Interactive books show animations of signs when the book is tilted. Designed for young children.

Sign language classes and workshops for babies, toddlers, and their parents and teachers in Boston's Metro-West area.

Videos and other products for baby sign. Classes for parents and babies, held throughout Australia.

Classes and workshops for babies, toddlers and preschool children. Many locations in Ontario, with additional locations in the rest of Canada and a few in the United States.

Classes in Michigan using the Baby Signs program.

Classes teaching parents and carers to use British Sign Language with their babies and toddlers using songs and games. Located in Cholsey and Wallingford, United Kingdom.

Sells products for adults and children, including many baby sign titles.

Auslan-based system for teaching babies manual communication before they become verbal.

Tips, articles, glossary photos, online videos.

Teaching parents and child care professionals how to communicate with babies using British Sign Language. Classes located in Kent.

Offers an e-book that contains information on teaching babies sign language, written by a deaf teenager.

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