| Who We Are...  Jenning Prevatte, M.Ed Jenning received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Northern Arizona University, a Post Bach in Elementary Education, and a Masters in Special Education with emphasis in early childhood from Arizona State University.
Jenning is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is part of the certified Sign2Me Instructors Network, which means she has had formal education in American Sign Language (ASL). Jenning is also an Adjunct Professor with Rio Salado Community College, Northern Arizona University, and facilitates ‘American Sign Language for Families and Early Childhood Educators’ at Paradise Valley Community College. She provides training for early childhood professionals and families through a series of educational classes nationwide.
Jenning is currently an early childhood educator and mother. She utilizes sign with all her students, especially English Language Learners (ELL) and children with special needs. Brennen, her 7-year-old son has been signing since he was 9 months old. Jenning's passion is to bridge the gap in parent-child communication, promote early childhood literacy and help others provide a healthy and developmentally appropriate environment for young children. Jenning is also the Pacific Northwest Regional Coordinator for the Sign2Me Instructors' Network.  
Jennifer Matthews, M.Ed Jennifer received her Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education from Glendale Community College, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies and an emphasis in Child Development, a Post Bach in Elementary Education and a Masters in Special Education with emphasis on Birth to Five from Arizona State University. Jennifer is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is part of the certified Sign2Me presenters’ network, which means Jennifer has had formal education in American Sign Language (ASL); she is an Adjunct Professor with Rio Salado Community College in Arizona. Jennifer is a mother and an early childhood educator that uses sign language in the classroom with her Kindergarten students. Morgan, her 7-year-old daughter signed her first word, milk, at 11 months old. Jennifer is enjoying signing to her 5 month old son Wyatt and watching Morgan sign to her little baby brother! In previous years Jennifer has been a family facilitator in the New Directions Institute (NDI) for Infant Brain Development's Parents as First Teachers program. Through this community-based program Jennifer has conducted monthly parent workshops in Maricopa County, AZ that provided parents and caregivers with training and tools to help infants, toddlers, and preschoolers develop healthy brains and enter school ready to learn. Through this experience Jennifer developed a passion and interest in early brain development. Jennifer views sign language as a tool to promote healthy brain development in young children.
 Marilyn C. Prevatte
Mother to Jenning, Nana to Brennen and has been in Marketing and Adult Instruction for over 20 years. Marilyn used to say that her children didn't come with manuals. Well today that has changed. There has been a tremendous amount of research on the upbringing of children and she supports the Sprouting New Beginnings program for Jenning and Jennifer. Today, Marilyn is the Business Director for Sprouting New Beginnings, supporting both Jenning and Jennifer. She works as an independent Consultant in the software industry.
Our mission at Sprouting New Beginnings is to promote the physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development of all children while strengthening their bond between families and educators.
When families and educators enter the child's world of learning, play and imagination the child blossoms with more confidence to explore.
Our philosophy is that making up your own signs can pose challenges. Using American Sign Language (ASL) is beneficial because it is already an established language. Also ASL offers infants and children the ability to build the bridge of communication with their families while promoting a strong literacy foundation for their future.
Teaching ASL to all children has been a successful technique especially for children with special needs where Jenning and Jennifer help focus on providing ways to promote the best quality of life for their young students.
For more information on workshops, play days or consulting please call (480) 575-1770 or e-mail us at info@sproutingnewbeginnings.com
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