My name is Ceri. Before my role at Sing and Sign I was a Primary School Teacher for fourteen years. During my time as a teacher I also worked with children with varying additional needs including speech and language delays or disorders. I became an English leader across the school where I shared my love of books and language. In my teaching role I used Makaton to aid communication and understanding. Following this I worked in a nursery setting where I studied to become an Early years Teacher and then a childminder working from home when I had my second daughter.

I have two wonderful daughters called Isabelle and Seren. I first became aware of Sing and Sign when I took my first daughter to Stage 1 class many years ago! We bought the DVD and this was played non-stop! I also took Seren to classes and she absolutely loved it. Jessie Cat is an addition to our family!

I have seen first hand how fantastic signing can be to aid communication. To see my young baby signing 'milk' was so amazing! For a while she signed 'milk' for everything and then gradually she used 'all gone', 'more' and 'cat' as her next signs. Through Sing and Sign she learnt to recognise all her colours including brown, black, silver and gold!. Using the visual sign alongside the word has definitely helped her to remember new words and to learn to sing songs.

I love to be part of the Sing and Sign team where I daily witness similar experiences with lots of different families. It is the perfect course to learn a valuable skill together while you have fun playing and singing. It is perfect for the babies needs at that age and the class is aimed at their level. You will learn catchy songs or rhymes to sign for all the activities in your babies day, which gives a context to the signs. This makes it easier to remember them and helps you easily incorporate signing into your day. When your little one tells you something that you didn't know, by signing, it's just amazing! I do hope you also enjoy your own Sing and Sign journey.