Rita Hubbard

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Big Idea

Research shows that because low-income parents have few resources, their children are typically less successful academically than the children of families who are more financially stable. I plan to teach low-income parents how to prepare their infant children for school by using sign language adapted for babies, before the children can use words. While increasing parent-child interaction, baby sign language can help children boost their vocabulary, become more alert to their surroundings and become more active in their day-to-day learning.

About Rita Hubbard

I am a former teacher based in Chattanooga, Tenn., with more than 20 years of experience teaching academically challenged children, including profoundly hard-of-hearing children. I have also served as a liaison to parents. I have a master’s degree in school psychology, with an emphasis on pinpointing the sources of students' academic, social and behavioral problems and using proven techniques to solve them.