Posted on: 2nd June 2020
Family Learning – Signalong Workshops
Family learning has designed some short Signalong workshops for ‘adults – parents and carers’ or for ‘professionals – childcare and teaching staff’ online. Each workshop is over one week and contains one 30 minute zoom session per day Monday – Friday. All workshops are free for all (no eligibility criteria) and have limited spaces. To book onto any workshop please click below:
Adults – Parents, Carers and Grandparents
Signalong 1 Starter Workshop ONLINE
Course Description: Signalong is a key word sign-supported communication system based on British sign language and is used in spoken word order. It uses speech, sign, body language, facial expression and voice tone to reference the link between sign and word. This 5 day (one 30 min session a day) course is a “starter” course for parents, grandparents and adults wishing to learn a few signs to support communication for children and adults.
Start date 08/06/2020 End date 12/06/2020 Start Time 14pm End time 14.30pm Cost Free
Start date 06/07/2020 End date 10/07/2020 Start Time 14pm End time 14.30pm Cost Free
Signalong 2 Progression Workshop ONLINE
Course Description: This workshop is for you to progress with Signalong after you have completed Signalong 1 starter workshop. This includes bespoke signs for your personal needs and will cover topics such as money, colours and animals and we will base the teaching very much on your own needs as a group to be able to use signalong in everyday life.
| Start date 22/06/2020 End date 26/06/2020 Start Time 14pm End time 14.30pm Cost Free
Start date 20/07/2020 End date 24/07/2020 Start Time 14pm End time 14.30pm Cost Free Professionals – Childcare and Teaching Staff Signalong 1 Starter workshop for Professionals ONLINE Course Description: Signalong is a key word sign-supported communication system based on British sign language and is used in spoken word order. It uses speech, sign, body language, facial expression and voice tone to reference the link between sign and word. This 5 day (one 30 min session a day) workshop is a “starter” workshop for teachers, teaching assistants and staff, childcare staff & professionals wishing to learn a few signs to support communication for children or those with communication needs. Start date 15/06/2020 End date 24/07/2020 Start Time 19.30pm End time 20.00pm Cost Free Signalong 2 Progression workshop for Professionals ONLINE Course Description: Once professionals have completed Signalong 1 Starter workshop this next set of courses is designed to meet your needs in your working routine. This course will be very much bespoke on the learners needs as a group to enable you to learn and use signs to support you in work. The signs will be based on topics such as school and childcare, routines, communicating needs and supporting communication. Start date 29/06/2020 End date 03/07/2020 Start Time 19.30pm End time 20.00pm Cost Free |
