"Calling all little miss sunhines & mini snowmen"
Caroline Sheard from Talking Tots & Alex Ide from Sing & Sign joined together in February to support the communication charity ICAN for a sponsored singalong. Over 66 chatterboxes sang, danced and rhymed their hearts out to an all weather theme at one of our biggest chatterbox challenges so far!
Chatterbox Challenge 2009 is a sponsored event which encourages little voices to make a big difference by raising vital funds to support children who struggle to communicate.
Local Sing and Sign teacher Alex Ide says, “Babies may be too young to talk but they have lots to say! With baby signing, it’s quite amazing how their communication is encouraged. In Sing and Sign classes we see this every day and it is a real pleasure for parents in our groups to sponsor their own babies communication for this event, and in the process help other children who find communication difficult.”
Talking Tots is the’s leading provider of fun, interactive classes that help pre-school children to communicate with confidence and encourage little ones to get talking.
Caroline says that “It is vital for parents and care-givers to start focusing on communication skills at a much younger age. Getting children involved in games and play that encourage them to develop fundamental skills such as word and sound meaning, vocabulary building and listening will give them the ability to communicate with confidence, as well as providing a great foundation for later learning in the classroom."
Alex & Caroline both agree that “Communication is the most important skill we ever learn, and helping children to master this skill early means we’re giving them the best possible start in life.”
You don’t need to be a Sing and Signer or a Talking Tot to come and join in the fun. Just book your place by contacting us on the details below and be part of making communication matter.
Last year hundreds of Chatterbox Challenges took place across theand raised over £100,000 for ICAN’s work with children’s communication difficulty. Help us make this year even more successful!
Don't worry, if you missed all the fun its still not too late! you can still donate to this Chatterbox Challenge.
- £10 provides a family with a DVD and resource pack giving them practical advice and information about supporting their child’s communication
- £50 could train a primary school teacher to support and include children with communication support needs in his/her class
- £100 could pay for a child to participate in an after school or weekend activity providing opportunities to mix with other children and build social confidence.
- £400 could provide the consultancy and advice to transform a Children's Centre into a group that supports the communication of up to 60 children
- £1,000 could support the costs of hosting our Talking Point website, a lifeline for thousands of families, for a whole year.
For more information on Sing and Sign and Talking Tots or the Chatterbox Challenge please visit our websites at www.singandsign.com
ICAN – www.ican.org.uk, charity number: 210031
Alex Ide, Sing and Sign
Caroline Sheard, Talking Tots, Communicate with Confidence!
