Description

Key Word Sign – Cheer Up Daisy Story Book

Product Overview

Join Daisy on an emotional journey as her friends try to lift her spirits in our Key Word Sign Feelings Themed Story Book, “Cheer Up Daisy”. This beautifully illustrated children’s book combines heartwarming storytelling with key word signs for feelings, providing an enriching and interactive learning experience for children of all abilities. This book helps children build emotional intelligence and communication skills through signing while enjoying a touching tale.

Key Features

• Engaging Feelings-Themed Story: Follow Daisy as she navigates her emotions as well as others with the help of her caring friends.
• Key Word Sign Integration: Each page features the story on one side and the associated feelings key word sign on the other, integrating key word signing into reading.
• Feelings Vocabulary: Teaches key word signs for various emotions, including sad, happy, angry, excited, worried, and more.
• QR Code Access: Scan the code to access a narrated and signed version of the story, as well as video tutorials for all the signs used in the story, for a more interactive learning experience.
• Complementary Learning: Perfect for pairing with our Feelings Posters.

Educational Benefits

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Provides a communication tool for children with speech delays or communication difficulties while encouraging speech development.
• Emotional Intelligence: Enhances understanding and expression of emotions through the integration of key word signs.
• Language Development: Improves vocabulary and comprehension related to feelings and emotions.
• Cognitive Skills: Boosts memory and cognitive abilities through multi-sensory learning experiences.
• Fine Motor Skills: Supports hand coordination development through signing.
• Emotional Expression: Helps children with communication difficulties express their feelings more effectively.

Who Can Benefit?

• Children learning to identify and express emotions
• Non-verbal / non speaking or pre-verbal / speaking children
• Children with unclear speech
• Those with selective / situational mutism
• Children with communication-related anxiety
• Children learning to emotionally regulate
• Parents, caregivers, and educators looking for innovative tools to teach emotional intelligence

What is Key Word Sign?

Key Word Sign, or children’s key word sign, is a method of communication that blends:

• Signs borrowed from Australian Sign Language (Auslan) for key words
• Natural gestures
• Facial expressions

This approach enriches communication and enhances comprehension for children of all abilities, particularly in expressing and understanding emotions.

Why Choose Our Cheer Up Daisy Story Book?

• Captivating Content: A touching story that captures children’s hearts while teaching emotional awareness through sign.
• Multi-Sensory Learning: Combines visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles to engage children in multiple ways.
• Family-Friendly: Encourages family bonding and open discussions about feelings through storytelling and signing.
• Professional Design: High-quality illustrations paired with clear sign instructions.
• Versatile Use: Suitable for home, classroom, or therapy settings.
• Enhanced Interactive Experience: QR code access to narrated and signed versions, plus video tutorials for all signs used in the story.

Recent Research Benefits

Recent research published in December 2022 highlights the positive impact of embedding key word signs in shared book reading. The study found that using key word sign prompts during shared reading increased children’s active participation and improved communicative interactions between parents and children, facilitating language growth and emotional expression.

Source: Frizelle, Pauline, et al. “Embedding key word sign prompts in a shared book reading activity: The impact on communication between children with Down syndrome and their parents.” International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders (2022).

Technical Specifications

• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions: A5
• Language: English with Auslan-based key word signs

Customer Support

Our friendly team is here to assist with any inquiries about key word sign or our products. Reach out for personalised support and guidance on using “Cheer Up Daisy” to enhance your child’s emotional intelligence and communication skills.

Invest in your child’s emotional and communication journey today with our Key Word Sign “Cheer Up Daisy” Story Book – where every page is a new discovery of feelings and expression!