Getting Started with Key Word Sign Workshop - two part online
Part of Key Word Sign Workshops Series
08 April 2026 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
15 April 2026 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Enrolment closes 27 March 2026
Cost per person:
$360.00
Inclusions:
A copy of the ‘Getting Started with Key Word Sign’ book.
Designed for:
Participants from all backgrounds are welcome, including parents and caregivers (as well as grandparents), teachers, therapists, carers, nurses and education assistants.
The workshop is designed for anyone wanting to support inclusive communication, participation and language development. No prior learning is required.
Duration:
2 sessions: Wednesdays 8 & 15 April 2026 from 9.30am-1pm
Delivery:
Online
Pre-requisites:
None
Course Overview
Learn how to support your child’s communication in everyday routines in this interactive and fun workshop.
Key Word Sign is the use of signs and natural gestures to support the communication and language development of children and young people (and adults) with communication challenges and complex communication needs.
It may be they are getting frustrated trying to get their message across to you.
These workshops are run by Certified Key Word Sign Presenter, Noah’s Ark Team Leader and Speech Pathologist Alanna Jinks.
In-person and online course options are available.
You can even use your child's NDIS funding to cover the costs of this workshop. Please let us know if this is something you'd like to do by emailing us at [email protected]
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This workshop is designed to be a supportive space to learn:
- More than 80 signs that are useful for interactions and participation in daily life and routines;
- Discover strategies to support people with diverse communication needs;
- Practise signs through fun, interactive activities; and
- Gain confidence in using signs at the same time as talking.
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Alanna Jinks SpPath, MSpedInc, CPSP Team LeaderAlanna Jinks is a Team Leader/Speech Pathologist at Noah’s Ark. Alanna has been delivering Key Word Sign workshops for 13 years across Australia.
Alanna has diverse experiences supporting people with disability across rural and remote and metro Australia. She is motivated to support those with complex communication needs access multimodal communication for relationships and participation in their local communities.
Alanna has a particular interest in Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) and literacy as well as supported decision-making.. She is a member of Speech Pathology Australia's Ethics Board.
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