Hello and welcome to my TinyTalk Baby & Toddler Signing & Signing Classes! I’m Maria, your local TinyTalk teacher running classes in Norfolk in Norwich, Wymondham & Attleborough. I am a BSL signer (level 2) and mum to three children, Tonita(11), Rowan(9) and my TinyTalker Jenson(8).

Jenson was my third child so I knew how hard it was trying to work out what babies were trying to tell us. I thought how fantastic it must be to communicate & understand my baby before he could speak. I signed up to be a TinyTalk teacher in Norfolk and over 7 years later have not looked back! I have a fantastic job! I get to meet so many lovely parents & carers; I love the interaction with the babies and still get so much pleasure every time I see them sign, and most of all its fun!

Signing with Jenson was really useful to identify his needs quickly; his first sign at 7 months was milk, quickly followed by more! But what I think was really great was knowing what he found interesting, he could tell me when he saw a bird, an aeroplane or even the moon on a sunny day, he would notice things us adults often took for granted, it was a window into his mind!

TinyTalk classe start with ½ hour of singing popular nursery rhymes and action songs with instrument time & signed book weeks. This is followed by ½ hour social time which is equally important, a chance for the adults to chat and relax with refreshments and a chocolate biscuit (or two!) while the children socialise and play with toys. This is also the perfect opportunity to ask questions or for new signs.

Your baby can progress into the TinyTalk Toddlers class where they still have fun signing & singing, book time, instruments & playing language games all to help increase there language skills and there's even a parachute! Contact me now for more information or to reserve your place. Follow @TinyTalkNorwich