Did you know...
- An infant’s babbling predicts their later vocabulary size.
- The development of gestures from 9 to 16 months predicts language ability 2 years later.
- Infants who have parents who use frequent contingent talk have substantially larger vocabularies as toddlers.
- Children whose parents read them 5 books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to.
Calling all caregivers of babies ages 0-12 months who are looking for a social and educational circle time! Join us weekly as we sing songs, read books, and play games all while learning tips and tricks to support communication development. During this circle time, which will be led by a speech-language pathologist, you will learn how to do the following:
-Support baby’s vocalizations and babble
-Support baby’s developing gesture use
-Support baby’s listening skills
-Support baby’s vocabulary development
-Support baby’s developing play skills
And more importantly, have fun and meet others to share your parenting journey with!
We will also address hot topics and answer questions such as:
-Will using baby sign give my baby a head start?
-Does speaking multiple languages cause delays?
-Do pacifiers cause speech and language delays?
-What are your thoughts on screen time for babies?
This group will be led by one of the ASC owners, Stephanie Zawalicz, who has over 14 years of experience working as a speech-language pathologist, with a special interest in early speech and language development, and is trained to implement Babble Bootcamp and a variety of other Hanen parent-training programs for infants and toddlers. Stephanie is the mother to a 5-year-old daughter and 10-month-old baby who may join circle time too!
The investment for six weeks of circle time is $240.00. Receipts will be provided after each class, which are submittable to supplemental health insurance under speech-language pathology services.
ENROLLMENT FOR OUR NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SESSIONS IS CLOSED:
Mondays at 11-11:45 am, November 11th- December 16th-FULL
Tuesdays at 10-10:45 am, November 12- December 17th- FULL
Thursdays at 11-11:45 am, November 7th- December 12th-FULL
Thursdays at 12-12:45 pm, November 7th- December 12th- FULL
Information about our Jan-Feb groups will be released early November. Please feel free to sign up to our waitlist or follow @speechmamas on Instagram to be among the first to hear the news!