Gradually building up your vocabulary in this way is easy and stress free.

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1 Signing with Babies and Toddlers Do you have a baby or toddler who you are trying to teach sign, perhaps because of a hearing or speech impairment, or to support communication with a family member or friend? Or, perhaps, you are simply planning on using baby sign to improve communication with your pre-verbal child. Where do you start? Start with only 1 or two signs that are highly motivational to the child and create high motivation settings to start. For example; take a bag of bread to feed the ducks. Give the child a small amount of bread. When they gesture/grunt etc for more; say and sign more and then give them some more bread. The 2nd time do the same but this time use your hand to help the child sign more. Gradually build up from there so that you end expecting the sign, before bread is supplied. However do not expect the signing to be performed perfectly and continue to show the sign on your body and correct the sign on theirs if wrong. This system works as the child is highly motivated to sign. they want more bread. Once you have mastered your starter set of only a few signs pick 1 topic, eg clothing, and try to introduce those signs. Label! Label! Label! Parents/Carers the best tip we have is label. Do not sit down in the evening and try to memorise a list of signs and then use them in context the next day. This is too hard! Use something like SignPlanet.net to print labels of the signs that you are trying to learn, then stick them up where you will be using those signs. For example, stick the signs for clothing on the draw faces; that way the signs are where you need them, when you need them, and you do not have the pressure of remembering them. Gradually building up your vocabulary in this way is easy and stress free. Products that will help you learn Within this brochure you will find a range of products each specifically designed to help you learn (Auslan) Australian sign Language and teach these signs to your child. Our range is always growing so please check online ( for new products, or to view our extensive range of products for older children. In this brochure you will find: Baby Sign For Australians Sign Baby DVD Hands Up and Sing DVD & CD Baby Starter Kit My First Puppets Signing Chart Sign that Stick Signs that Move Baby Sign Flash Cards Board Books

2 2 Hands Up & Sing For Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers. This package includes a Audio CD and a DVD with 16 popular nursery rhymes. Each song is performed in Auslan (Australian Sign Language), sung and animated. All songs are played slow enough to make singing and signing easy and fun!! Songs are performed by Eleanor Foster (Deaf, TAFE Tutor), Jenny McConnell (hearing impaired) and Kitty Beaubois (interpreter for CCC Oxford Falls). Animals Transport Alphabet Row, Row, Row Your Boat Incy Wincey Spider The Wheels On The Bus Nature Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Mary Had A Little Lamb You Are My Sunshine Farmer In The Dell Gulumph Went The Little Green Frog How Much Is That Doggy ABC Colours I Can Sing A Rainbow Numbers Old MacDonald There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly Five Green Bottles Five Speckled Frogs Once I Caught A Fish Alive This is a truly fantastic DVD and CD set. During testing, this product received nothing but glowing feedback from childcare centres, parents and early intervention services. THTHUS ISBN (inc $ Sign Baby This is an incredible DVD, truly unbeatable! Presented by Sofya Gollan, who I am sure you already recognise from ABC s Play School, where she has been using Auslan for the last 11 years! Sofya is deaf, fluent in Auslan, and has taught Auslan for many years in community colleges as well as privately tutoring students. SignBaby gently guides you through over 200 signs under small tutorials of signs (approx 3 min). Giving you the flexibility to stop and start wherever you choose. In this way, the tutorials gently introduce you to a large range of signs applicable to your baby s day. Also included are a selection of popular nursery rhymes, as most children love to combine signing with music. The introduction provides parents/care givers information and tips on how to start. Plus there is a parents advice section, where you can learn from the experiences of others. SignBaby is in English with Closed Captions which can be accessed via the subtitle button on your remote control. Length SBDVD1 ~126min $29.95 Denotes items only available through Bilby Direct (inc ISBN All prices valid at printing and GST inclusive

3 3 Baby Sign For Australians This is the third edition of this extremely popular book. Last year it won the Most Popular Baby Product in the Hearing Awareness Week Sign Product Awards! Now it has a new cover, comes in the smaller (handbag friendly) size of 21 X 14.5 cm and includes even more signs and information to help you. Parents of signing children have long known the immense joy and relief that comes when their tiny 6 month old signs food, or nappy ; instead of minutes of high pitched screaming while you desperately try to decipher the cause of your childs distress. Lee Bilby Pre-verbal children have the capability to comprehend speech well before vocal cords develop. Sign language can take away the developmental gap between the ability to communicate and the ability to speak! This book has been written by Lee Bilby, nationally respected expert in sign language acquisition by parents and young children. She brings to this book over 12 years experience in helping parents, carers and teachers use sign language with children. She also brings to this book category based learning. A method of learning developed by her that has proven to be the most efficient method of learning. Inside you will find: Over 230 sign images with easy to understand explanations Signs are listed under the categories :Getting Dressed, Food Time, Play Time, At the Park, Bath Time, Bed Time. To help you select one part of your day at a time, in which to learn and introduce sign. With additional sections including My Family, Pets, Important Words and Colours. Five popular nursery rhymes / songs. Happy Birthday, Hickory Dickory Dock, Twinkle Little Star and We Wish You a Merry Christmas Baby Sign information, hints and tips Including helpful Hints and Tips from other parents and professionals; Facts and Myths about Baby Sign; and information about Auslan and how it differs from foreign sign languages There is also an alphabetical index at the back, to help you quickly look up signs; and now also includes a detailed list of Associations that can help parents. "I love this book! It made learning sign so easy! Now my little girl and I can communicate. Sign Language has changed our lives BabyBegin Kay, Mother of Suzie, aged 2" $24.95 (inc Size No Pgs ISBN 21 X 14.5 cm

4 4 Baby Sign Flash Cards This beautifully presented set of flashcards are perfect for babies, toddlers and young children. Each card includes a colourful photo or illustration and the Word on one side and the word and colourful illustration of a young child doing the sign on the other. Each card is 10.4 X 14.5 cm and come in a great storage tin, so your cards will always look new! There are two sets to choose from : My First Words : apple, baby, ball, banana, bath, bed, book, car, cat, Dad, dog, drink, duck, eat, hurt, milk, Mum, teddy bear, telephone. Animal Signs : butterfly, cow, crocodile, deer, elephant, fish, frog, giraffe, grasshopper, hippopotamus, horse, kangaroo, monkey, mouse, pig, rabbit, sheep, snake, spider, tiger Signs That Stick These adorable stickers are especially designed to be easily removable, so as not to damage draws, doors or walls. They clearly depict each sign through a delightful illustration of a young child signing ; plus a clear, easy to understand description of how the sign is performed. Each sticker is 6 X 6 cm The 20 Stickers include : baby, bath, bed, bye, car, cold, drink, eat, hello, help, hot, love, milk, more, play and water. With 2 copies of drink, eat and water. (inc SSStickersHOME $15.35 (inc SSFCFirstWords $18.65 SSFCAnimals $18.65 Nursery Rhyme Board Books Using simple sign language, children who communicate before they speak have a head start in their development. Help your child to develop a basic sign vocabulary by signing familiar nursery rhymes! There are 4 19 X 19cm books and 4 21 X 21 cm books in this nursery rhyme series. Each depicting the signs through illustrations of children. Only the key words are signed, which is an excellent way to get started. These books were illustrated in the UK, using BSL (British Sign Language). Luckily for us every sign in these songs is exactly the same. The artist has, however, chosen to depict signs simplified, as a child would sign them. Where this is the case the book includes an Auslan Insert (see example pictured), that details the Auslan sign for your reference. These Auslan inserts are listed in the price box. Title Stickers Size (cm) Baa Baa Black Sheep live 19 X 19 CPBaaBaa $16 Teddy Bear Teddy Bear teddy 19 X 19 CPTed $16 Twinkle Little Star Star, wonder 19 X 19 CPStar $16 Incey Wincey Spider spider 19 X 19 CPincey $16 Miss Polly had a Dolly None 21 X 21 CPPolly $18 5 Little Ducks None 21 X 21 CP5Ducks $18 Wheels on the Bus None 21 X 21 CPBus $18 5 Little Speckled Frogs None 21 X 21 CP5Frogs $18 Denotes items only available through Bilby Direct All prices valid at printing and GST inclusive

5 5 Signs that Move These incredible cards actually move! With a slight tilt of the card the image changes so that the illustrated child actually does the sign. They are bright and colourful and in such a handy size that you really can take them anywhere. There are 10 rounded corner business card sized cards in the set, toggled together by a chain. One side of the card shows the moving sign and word, the other side has the word and description of how to perform the sign. Each card is 7.5 X 5 cm There are two sets to choose from First Words Series : bed, hello, mum, more, milk, bye bye, eat, dad, finished, drink Out and About Series : Please, play, cat, thank you, dog, hurt, help, dance, bird, car (inc SSMoveFirstSigns SSMoveOutAbout $10.95 $10.95 Baby Sign Starter Pack This special set has been designed especially for Parents and childcare workers who are learning to Signing with Infants and Toddlers (Baby Signing). The pack includes : Baby Sign for Australians (book), Sign Baby (new DVD), and Hands Up and Sing (DVD and CD set). (inc SetBabySign2010 $94.90 Baby Sign Progress Chart This poster includes 38 signs, based on the every day language needs of toddlers. Each sign includes a section for you to write the date you first show the sign to your child and the date they first sign it. Each sign measures 6 X 6cm. All Auslan signs illustrated by Auslan interpreter Claire Cooper. Note : because of its large size this poster comes folded in three along grey lines. AICChart Size No Signs A2 (450 X 594 mm) 38 (inc $16 Nursery Rhyme Mega Set T his special pack includes : 11 Nursery Rhyme Finger puppets plus 10 Nursery Rhyme poste rs in A3 (297X420mm), La min ated plus Hands Up & Sing -Nurs ery Rhyme DVD/CD set Title Orde r Code Set RRP Nursery Rhyme Mega Set SetNRMega $12 0 $ You can also buy Posters and Puppets Individually

6 OTHER PRODUCTS YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN We also stock a large range of puppets. For full details please ask for a free catalogue or go online and view the entire range now at Of most interest to Baby Signers are our new My First Puppets, which are safety certified from birth upwards, making them unique and ideal for childcare, family daycare, special needs and early intervention settings; as well as the home. They are made with soft velvet fabric with 3 dimension sculptured faces, making them very life-like. They average 20cm in height and have been designed to fit adult hands, but are small enough for children as well. Cat PCFirstCat Cow PCFirstCow Dog PCFirstDog Duck PCFirstDuck Elephant PCFirstElephant Giraffe PCFirstGiraffe Lamb PCFirstLamb Lion PCFirstLion Chimp PCFirstChimp Mouse PCFirstMouse Owl PCFirstOwl Horse PCFirstHorse Frog PCFirstFrog Tiger PCFirstTiger Pig PCFirstPig Rabbit PCFirstRabbit Fox PCFirstFox All My First Puppets are only $12.90 each Hide Away Puppets Circus Tent with 5 finger puppets This circus tent is made from very plush fabric and has space inside to store the Ring Master (16cm tall) plus his 5 wonderful finger puppet animals (Lion, Tiger, Elephant, Horse, Chimp), who are 9cm tall, & are cut off at lower waist (they have no back legs) 23 cm tall (inc flag) PChideCircus $24 Farm Animals and Barn This exquisite barn is made of velvet and is perfect for play and storage. The four animals (horse, pig, sheep, cow) are Walking Puppets (detailed above), they are 15cm long. The barn is 25cm tall, 16 X 17 cm square PChideFarm $30 Denotes items only available through Bilby Direct All prices valid at printing and GST inclusive

7 Finger Puppets $8.10 each Our very popular collection of finger puppets are all 'full bodied', beautifully finished and 12-18cm tall. All with elasticated entrances so they stay firmly in place on either child or adult fingers. Orca Whale PCfpOrca Grey Seal PCfpSeal Cod* PCfpCod Lobster PCfpLobster Dolphin PCfpDolphine Toad PCfpToad Shark PCfpShark Blue Whale PCfpWhale Yellow Butterfly PCfpBFlyYel Ladybird PCfpLadyBird Caterpiller PCfpCaterGn Brown Bat PCfpBatBr Polar Bear PCfpPolarBear Penguin PCfpPenguin Fox PCfpFox Seahorse PCfpSeahorse Zebra PCfpZebra Elephant* PCfpElephant Lion PCfpLion Oryx PCfpOryx Chimp PCfpChimp Hippo PCfpHippo Gorilla PCfpGorilla Rhino PCfpRhino Tiger PCfpTiger Giraffe PCfpGiraffe Bear PCfpBear Tortoise PCfpTortoise Crocodile PCfpCroc Monkey PCfpMonkey Kangaroo PCfpKangaroo Donkey PCfpDonkey Grey Rabbit PCfpRabbit Pig PCfpPig Hen PCfpHen Black Sheep PCfpSheep White Sheep PCfpSheepWh Horse PCfpHorse Cow PCfpCow Goat PCfpGoat Mallard PCfpMallard Duck PCfpDuck Ostrich PCfpOstrich Dog PCfpDog Tabby Cat PCfpCat Brown Mouse PCfpMouseBr Grey Mouse PCfpMouseGr Pink Mouse PCfpMousePink White Mouse PCfpMouseWh Camel PCfpCamel Swan PCFirstTiger Sparrow PCfpSparrow Green Dragon PCfpDragonGr Fish PCfpFish Incey PCfpSpider Star PCfpStar Humpty PCHumpty *Non Stock item. Approx. delivery time: 2 4 weeks. All other items in stock at time of printing 5 Little Ducklings (set) CPDucklingPup $26.40 set

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