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Basic Training – Split Session – Virtual – 9th &16th Jan 2025
Presented by: Tanya Jarvis
Date: Thursday 9th January 2025 & Thursday 16th January 2025
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm (AEDT)
Location: Online via zoomKey Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
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Basic Training – Full Day Workshop 22nd January 2025
Presented by: Kasey Woodham
Date: Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Easts Leisure & Golf Club, 2 Tenambit Street, East Maitland, NSWKey Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
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Basic Training – full day – face to face – 24 Jan 2025
Presented by: Key Word Sign South Australia
Date: Friday 24th January 2025
Time: 9:00 – 4:30 ACDT
Location: Education Development Centre (EDC) 4 Milner Street Hindmarsh SA 5007You’ll learn all the tips and tricks needed to get you started with signing. A fun and interactive workshop set to leave you feeling inspired and ready to sign!
You will learn:
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– How we communicate using natural gestures
– The features of sign production (HOLME)
– To recognise and accurately produce the signs in Interactive Vocabulary (Parts 1 and 2)
– How to identify the key words to sign in a spoken sentence
– How to use speech and sign / natural gesture within functional communication activities with basic accuracy and fluency -
Basic Training – Online – Tuesday 28th January
Presented by: Leigha Dark
Date: Tuesday 28th January 2025
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm AEDT
Location: OnlineKey Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
This workshop is presented online.
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Basic Training – full day – face to face – 29th January 2025
Presented by: Heather Gee
Date: Wednesday 29th January 2025
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Northcott Campbelltown office. 1/101 Queen St, Campbelltown, NSWKey Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
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Basic Training – Full Day Workshop – 3rd February 2025
Presented by: Tanya Jarvis, NSW
Date: Monday 3rd February 2025
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm AEDT
Location: Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay NSW
Note: RSVP Monday 13th January 2025In this introductory key word sign course, you will learn about the principles of key word sign and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will understand how key word sign is different to Auslan, the language of the Deaf Community in Australia.
In the practical component of the course you will learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures. You will have the opportunity to practice using speech and signs together in interactive activities, building your skills in a safe and fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your key word sign journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
This workshop will have a focus on supporting infants and children and implementing key word sign in naturally occurring routines and activities at home and education settings.
This workshop is presented in person.
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Basic Training – split session – virtual – 6 & 13th Feb 2025
Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
Date: 6th February & 13th February 2025
Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm AEDT
Location: Online via zoomKey Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
This workshop is presented online.
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Intermediate Training – Blended – 7th February
Presented by: Lauren Scott, Key Word Sign Australia
Date: Friday 7th February 2025
Time: 09:30am – 3:00pm (AEDT)
Location: OnlineIn this intermediate key word sign course, you will build your knowledge of key word sign and gesture in familiar, everyday activities, routines, games and songs. You will learn about how to create a sign environment using strategies and resources to encourage and support the use of sign.
The focus of this course is building your skills in signing accuracy and fluency through individual, small group, and whole group activities. You will revise the signs of the Interactive Vocabulary learned in ‘Getting Started with Key Word Sign’ and learn between 80 -100 news signs.
This workshop is available as a blended learning package. This involves a self-paced eLearning module, and a practical session presented online.
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Basic Training – split session – virtual – 12th & 19th Feb 2025
Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
Date: 12th February & 19th February 2025
Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm AEDT
Location: Online via zoomKey Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
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Basic Training – Split Session – Virtual -18 & 25 February 2025
Presented by: Heather Gee
Date: Tuesday 18 February & Tuesday 25 February 2025
Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm
Location: Online via zoomKey Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.
This workshop is presented online.
email: therapy@northcott.com.au to register
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