Year: 2011

Meet two Deaf young adults on MTV’s Real Life

Many Signing Time families have expressed a desire to learn more about Deaf culture as they learn and use signs from ASL at home. We came across this terrific episode of MTV’s True Life and shared it on our Facebook page a few weeks ago. We got so many comments from the people who watched it that we wanted to share it with our blog readers, too. We hope you enjoy meeting Christopher and Amanda and getting a glimpse into the joys and challenges they face in their lives. Watch “I’m Deaf” now. Learn more! Find more Deaf culture resources …

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Meet Kim from Signing Time

Signing Time Staff Spotlight Hello Signing Time Fans, My name is Kim Laing. I am the newest member of Two Little Hands Productions and will be working with Erin as a Wholesale Account Manager. I was first introduced to Signing Time when the mother of a close friend of mine married a man who is deaf. My friend really wanted her children to be able to communicate with their new grandpa, so she started using Signing Time – and introduced me to it, too. Music has always been a very big part of my life. I believe music has the …

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Sign of the Week – Grandma

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Grandma Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.r42.cf0.rackcdn.com/08-23-2011Grandma640.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. The file contains a few color and black-and-white options. Print according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from: Baby Signing Time Vol. 1 – It’s Baby Signing Time Baby’s first step into signing! The Baby Signing Time Series combines clever songs, animation, and real signing babies – all age two and under – to make signing easy and fun. This is the first …

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Sign of the Week – Orange

OOPS it’s Thrusday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Orange Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.r42.cf0.rackcdn.com/08-16-2011Orange640.m4v”  image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”]   Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from: Vol. 6: My Favorite Things – DVD Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach ASL signs for fruits, vegetables, colors of the rainbow, and activities. Buy Now

More Birds!

Hey all!  Guess what?  The Signing Time Foundation has a Twitter account now.  Please follow us to share pictures of concerts, highlights of talks you’ve seen Rachel give, and keep tabs on our latest doings.

Rachel has been “Mominated” and you can help her win!

One of our great fans has “Mominated” Rachel for the “100 Moms Who Are Changing the World” award. If she gets the most votes in the education category, she will win $5,000 for the Signing Time Foundation! There are two ways you can help Rachel win: Go to her Momination page and click “Like” to vote for her. Share this link through Facebook, Twitter or email. Voting ends on September 20. Winners will be announced on September 27. Thank you for helping us acknowledge the inspiring work that Rachel does to make this world a better place for children of …

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Back to School Resources for Teachers and Parents

It’s time to get ready for school! Here are some fun resources for you to enjoy.   FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS Watch this video to learn the sign for SMART, so you can tell your children or your class how SMART they are – every day! Watch this video to learn a whole bunch of signs for school. Get ready for school with the Welcome to School DVD. (Scroll down for coupon code!) Check out the dozens of free Hand-y Crafts for holidays, seasons and special occasions.   FOR TEACHERS K-12 Teachers Get the Signing Time Guide for Teachers Get …

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Signing Time Works for Me!

written by Bridget T., Okinawa, Japan My son, Kaemon, was introduced to baby sign language at 6 1/2 months old. I would teach him the few basic signs I knew here and there. When I realized he was signing “more” at a young age, I decided to continue signing with him. I took my first official baby sign language class in Chatan, Japan when he was 8 1/2 months old. I was pretty sure that a lot of the screaming my son was doing came from frustration with not being able to communicate his needs to me.  Since he didn’t …

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Sign of the Week – Airplane

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Airplane Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.r42.cf0.rackcdn.com/09-20-2011Airplane640.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) Signing Time Volume 1 – My First Signs he very first DVD in the Signing Time Series! From their magical animated treehouse, Alex (age 3), his cousin Leah (age 4) who is deaf, and host Rachel Coleman (Leah’s mom) teach beginning American Sign Language (ASL) signs with your child in …

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