Hello! My name is Jane and I have been teaching Sing and Sign for over 15 years! Wow! The time has flown by. It is the BEST job I have EVER had and I can't wait to bounce out of bed in the mornings to get to class!
I am very proud, and extremely honoured, to have helped thousands of grown ups with pre-verbal little ones communicate with each other. It still gives me goosebumps to hear of a parent / carers signing experience and, better still, for me to witness a baby signing in class.
I started out teaching in Brighton, the 'birthplace' of Sign and Sign but I have been running my own classes in Lewes, Uckfield, Peacehaven, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath & Heathfield for over nine years now and I LOVE IT!
I first learnt about Sing and Sign, in 2006, when I was pregnant with my daughter. I was super keen to enrol and, when she was nearly six months old, we attended our first class.
It was clear, from the very start, that this would be an invaluable resource and enable us to understand each other without any of the usual frustration that you hear about when trying to communicate with babies and toddlers.
My daughter quickly picked up the signs; in fact, when she first started signing, she demonstrated five signs in one week! Suffice to say, I was blown away (and very proud too!)
I also have a son and he started speaking in full three and four word sentences by the time he was 18 months - all thanks to Sing and Sign. I thought my daughter was good at signing with me but my son was prolific. They absolutely loved to watch the films (especially the Christmas one for my daughter, as she is in it!) and they also enjoyed listening to the CDs on long car journeys and sang along with all the songs - we sometimes still put them on, even now, so they can see how many signs they remember from when they were babies!
I am really excited to be sharing the joys of Sing and Sign with the parents and carers of Sussex and I look forward to welcoming you into one of my fun classes soon!
Jane x
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