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by Etel Leit (Author)
Author Etel Leit is one of the foremost experts in the world on teaching parents sign language for babies and American Sign Language for kids. She has appeared on NBC Nightly News, KTLA Morning Show and teaches the Master's program at USC.
In You Are My SignShine, children's sign language and parenting advice authority Etel Leit, MS, draws on years of experience improving family communication by teaching sign language to parents of hearing children, including pre-verbal babies, toddlers, and children with special needs, such as autism, Down Syndrome and cerebral palsy.
In this amazing sign language guide for parents, you will learn:- Time-tested and easy methods for teaching sign language to young children and babies, with valuable tips, tools, sign language exercises and real-world experiences
- How to reduce frustration and communication barriers between parents and young children by communicating concepts like hungry, hurt, or sleepy
- Fun sign language games and activities that your child will love.
- How learning sign language is proven to enhance your child's memory and improve vocabulary
- Includes a pictorial sign language dictionary, a family learning diary and even a super-helpful illustrated sign language cheat sheet of the most common signs that you can take with you anywhere!
Every parent and educator wants to give a head start to the quality of communication with their children and using American Sign Language is one of the most fascinating and fastest-growing trends in North America.
"I love this book. The last chapters have pictures of the different signs that makes it easy to learn. I use sign language with my nephew and my sister loves this book too. I highly recommend it if you don't have time to learn a new language because the author makes it super easy to learn. More please! & I Love you! Those are my favorite signs." - Amazon Review
"I love teaching kids how to sign, and Etel's book is smart, simple and fun!" - Harvey Karp, MD, Pediatrician and Creator of DVD and Book The Happiest Baby & Toddler on the Block
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Author Biography
Etel Leit, MS is an internationally recognized leader in the field of signing with babies and young children. Etel is the owner and founder of SignShine(R), the largest parenting and signing center for hearing children in Southern California, and the publisher of BabySignShine.com, an internationally known signing and parenting resource for families, educators, therapists, and new signing instructors all over the world. She also counts many TV and film celebrities among her clients, Etel presents in national conferences on communication with children with autism and other developmental delays, she teaches in the Masters Program at the University of Southern California. She has served in the Israeli intelligence service and is fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic and Sign Language.
An expert in signing and parenting, Etel has contributed numerous articles on signing and parenting to print and online publications, has been widely profiled by the media, and has been an invited to be a guest on numerous television shows including the NBC Nightly News, Style Network Tia and Tamera, the KTLA Morning Show, and the Fox 11 Morning Show among others. Etel is the parent of two hearing children and has seen first-hand the miraculous effects of signing and the many benefits of joyful parenting.
