Development

Talk With Me/Parle-Moi Early Language Services

  • What: Free sessions for parents/caregivers and children from birth to kindergarten entry
  • Contact: 870-2993 or 1-888-746-1333 or TalkWithMe@serha.ca for more information
  • Programs:
    • Communication Begins at Birth: Information for parents-to-be on the development of early communication and strategies for stimulating early language skills.
    • Baby Massage: Touch is an infant’s first form of communication. In 3 sessions, come learn some simple massage techniques that foster communication as well as calm and nurture your baby’s development.
    • Baby Talk: Meet other parents and babies while sharing experiences and learning about language development and how to make communicating with your baby easy and fun.
    • Baby's 1st Words: Come with your 10-18 month old child to participate in activities to encourage and celebrate their first words. Share your stories and get new ideas from other parents during this one hour program.
    • Communication – Let’s Talk: Learn about normal language development in children from birth – 2 years or 2 – 5 years of age. Learn how you can help enrich your child’s language skills.
    • Parent-Child Consult: Bring your child to meet with a speech-language pathologist to discuss their communication development.
    • Hearing Screening: If a hearing loss goes unnoticed, a child can have speech and language delays. Come have your child’s hearing screened quickly and easily.
    • Parent-Child Mother Goose Program®: Come to cuddle, talk, sing and have fun while learning rhymes, songs and stories to share with your child over an 8-10 week program.
    • Raising Bilingual Children: This session is designed to answer your questions about how children learn to speak more than one language.
    • Sounds for Speaking: Learn about the development of sounds for clear pronunciation and how to help your child be understood when speaking during 2 interactive sessions.
    • Talk, Read, Learn!: Learn how to use books to enrich your child's language and communication skills. This interactive session demonstrates how to go beyond reading a story with related activities for children of different ages and levels of interest.
    • Tyke Talk: These 5 sessions are for you and your child where strategies to promote language learning in everyday situations are demonstrated and practised.

South-East Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Inc. - A United Way Agency

  • What: Baby Sign Language Class - for hearing babies & children
  • Ages: Babies, birth – 12 months & toddlers 1-2 years
  • When: 6-week program, new classes offered every few months. Next session TBA
  • Where: 1690 West Main St. Moncton
  • Contact: 859-6101, email: seds@nb.aibn.com or babysign@nb.aibn.com or visit: www.south-eastdeaf.nb.ca
  • Comment: this program will help you communicate with your baby at a younger age by teaching them simple sign language.

Greater Moncton Family Resource Centre

  • What: School Readiness - 10 session program
  • Ages: 4 & 5 yr olds
  • Where: 451 Paul Street, Suite 210, Dieppe
  • Cost: free
  • Contact: 384-7874 or visit www.frc-crf.com/moncton
  • Comments: Prepares children for entrance in the school system by developing their self help, cooperation, self esteem, hand-eye coordination, problem solving, social skills, and language skills, as well as developing their attention span. It also helps to begin the separation process between parents and children.