Parent Coaching
Online and in-person support for using ASL to play!
Language play is a crucial part of development! Many families struggle to use ASL in playful and informal ways. We provide toys, activities, and individual or group meetings to coach you through our play-based curriculum.
Free for families with deaf children; available to professionals on a sliding scale.
Learn to Play, Play to Learn
Children learn best through play- and language play is a crucial part of development! Our games and activities are designed to promote language development in informal settings that are fun for everyone.
Many families struggle to use ASL in playful ways. We provide toys, activities, and individual or group meetings to coach you through our play-based curriculum.
We’ll teach you some signs, but this is not an ASL curriculum. Plan to take in-person or online ASL classes from other providers while using our program. (Need help finding the right class? Let us know!)
Box of Toys
For families with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Toys, games, and support for using play to strengthen language skills.
ASL Kindergarten
For families with preschool and early elementary school children. Activities and games to support both ASL and English skills, developed to promote literacy and kindergarten readiness.
Parent Coaching
Meet online (or in person, if you’re in Western Montana) for guidance and feedback. You’ll learn the games, and you’ll also learn deaf-centered ways to get attention and take turns. Background information about language acquisition is also included!
Curriculum
Our play-based curriculum starts with helping parents establish and maintain visual attention with infants, and builds through developing phonological awareness for pre-readers and early readers. It’s full of detailed instructions with supporting illustrations and videos. An instruction manual for “How to Play with a Deaf Kid”!
