In October of 1999, we began Signing with our 10-month old son, Eli, using Joseph Garcia’s Sign with your Baby™ program. By his first birthday, Eli could tell us whether he was hungry, thirsty, tired, or needed a diaper change… without crying or fussing first, but by using Sign Language.

At 22 months of age, Eli could sign over 60 signs. He could show us what he wanted, what interested him, how funny he was, and some very important things, such as where it hurt and why. We continued to learn and use Sign Language with Eli even after he could speak, and by his third birthday Eli could sign over 300 signs and fingerspell the Alphabet.

When Eli was 5 years old, we were invited to help with the filming of the award winning "Signing Time" children's videos. Eli appears in volumes 4 and 6, showing the signs for COUSIN, GRUMPY, RAIN, BLUE, SWIM and GRAPES and in volume 5 'ABC Signs' he signs the Alphabet Handshapes A, B, W and L-M-N-O in the "L-M-N-O" Song!

I am a trained volunteer for the Family to Family Connection, a statewide, non-profit organization which provides parent education classes and support for families in Nevada. My program includes teaching parents and caregivers how to incorporate Signs into their daily habits with preverbal babies, as well as the research and benefits of this Multi-Sensory approach to language development for preverbal children.

I've Presented my "Wee Can Sign" program at the Annual Nevada Early Childhood Conferences in 2003, 2006 and 2008 held by the Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children. I've presented programs and workshops for the Clark County School District, Clark County Young People's Library Summit, the Henderson Library's "Every Child Ready to Learn" series, and I've helped implement Sign Language programs in several childcare facilities, including Nellis Air Force Base Child Development Centers, Lone Mountain Creative Learning Center and Lit'l Scholar Academy in Summerlin. I've had the honor of working with the North American Craniofacial Conference for the past 3 years and The Families First Conference. I have implemented trainings at the University of Nevada Reno Cooperative Extension.

I am an active member of the Sign2Me Presenters' Network, the Sign with your Baby™ program by Joseph Garcia.

Presenters who successfully complete the Level I Competency Assessment receive their Sign2Me Presenters' Network Level I Certification, an official acknowledgement of their proficiencies and high professional standards.

Wee Can Sign Classes and Workshops are available in the following categories:

Signing with Infants and Toddlers
"Sing & Sign" classes
Training for Childcare Providers and Teachers
Signing Programs and ASL products for Schools

ASL Products available for sale include:

"Sign with your Baby" Kits: book, DVD & reference guide
Pick Me Up! Music CD and Activity Guide
"Signing Time!" videos, DVDs and Music CDs
Sign2Me Nursery Rhyme Posters/Placemats
Sign Babies Flash Cards and Board Books
"Signing Time!" Board Books
"Baby Signing Time!" DVD/Music CD Sets

Please contact us for current class schedule and price information

Shannon Osborne (702) 252-8586 or weecansign@yahoo.com