Sign with Me

Tanya Kuza has had the privilege of working with people, young and old, in many capacities. Her most cherished role—motherhood—has given her unending inspiration. With a background in education, the teaching of children promotes her passion in learning. Through her ASL experiences, Tanya strives to encourage all people to be patient and understanding of the lives of children and their caregivers.

Reading books is instrumental to educating and shaping our children’s future. By reading to your children, you automatically increase their intellect while promoting family bonding, welcome to A way to Read.

An Idea

Books are simple tools that can provide confidence, communication skills and empowerment to children of all learning levels. I developed sign language books to be educational and entertaining for you and your children. My books will teach you how to sign with your children. My hope is for you to read a story to your child, learn something new, and be open to a new way to view the world. It was also important to me that the books are beautifully illustrated so that they would grab your child’s attention.

Your Baby is Smart

As a stay-at-home mom of three, it is fun to plan events for my children to learn new things in different venues. I witnessed the early stages of my children’s thinking process, and it really is an incredible feeling when it hits you that your baby is learning right in front of your eyes! This is truly one of the most rewarding gifts of parenting.

Interacting with your baby on a daily basis using your family’s routines and rituals—such as reading—consistently promotes social and emotional development. Children learn so much both verbally and with symbolic gestures, because parents are actively getting the message across. Signing with your baby at home, in the car, during playtime or anytime—this form of teaching language skills will promote early communication.

If you are an experienced parent, then you know the difficulties of attempting to communicate with your child before they can verbalize their wants and needs. Remember the frustration in the guessing or the pointing game? Why wait that long? Your child can be signing at eight months or so, and then by toddlerhood, you may not have to worry about “a failure to communicate.” The interaction with you and your little one will be enviable. And remember: your child wants to communicate with you too!