Year: 2012

Welcome New Academy Instructors! (Nov. 12th-16th)

Welcome New Instructors The following Instructors have recently joined the Signing Time Academy and are completing their certification so they can start teaching the families and educators in their communities: Demetria Rupkey- Lagrange, IN Nicole Lebel– Deep River, Ontario, Canada Jill Severson– Augusta, WI Congratulations Certified Instructors The  following Instructors have completed their certification and are now ready to start offering classes and materials. Click on their names to view their Instructor profiles: Traci Cromer– Baby Signing Time Hanahan, SC Christy Rykaczewski– Master Signing Time Wasilla, AK Join our Team! The mission of the Academy is to bring the benefits of ASL …

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Sign of the Week – Fruit

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Fruit Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/Fruit.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. Toddler likes to eat vegetables now!Review by Ana I got this DVD and at the beginning my …

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Welcome New Instructors! (Nov. 5th-9th)

Welcome New Instructors The following Instructors have recently joined the Signing Time Academy and are completing their certification so they can start teaching the families and educators in their communities: Kate Sitzmann- San Clemente, CA Sabrina Francis- New York, NY Congratulations Certified Instructors The  following Instructors have completed their certification and are now ready to start offering classes and materials. Click on their names to view their Instructor profiles: Becky Grider– Baby Signing Time Instructor Parkersburg, WV Alison Barney– Baby Signing Time Instructor Tampa, FL Bethany Sloan– Baby Signing Time Instructor Irvine, CA Jacqueline Ciaramella– Advanced Signing Time Instructor Flushing, NY …

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Signing Time Holiday Gift Guide

Shopping for moms, kids or teachers? This year’s guide features eight of the  most popular gift items from www.signingtime.com. If you’re shopping for infants and toddlers , take a look at the Baby Signing Time and Potty Time products. Oh, and Baby Hopkins makes a perfect stocking stuffer! If you need a gift for a preschooler, we suggest the new TreeSchoolers video. If  there’s a mom or dad on your list, consider a local Signing Time class. And teachers love Signing Time Gift Cards.  Happy holidays! Shop now at www.signingtime.com  New! For preschoolers Any amount from $5.00 up Local classes are available! …

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One Deaf Child: Presentation by Rachel Coleman (video)

In this presentation for Deaf Awareness Week, Signing Time’s Rachel Coleman talks about her compelling journey that began when she learned that her daughter, Leah, was deaf. Watch Rachel’s presentation. This video was produced by the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM – pronounced “en-cham”) at Utah State University. The goal of NCHAM is to ensure that all infants and toddlers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, educational, and medical intervention. NCHAM’s research, training, and technical assistance activities contribute to this goal by working to achieve the following …

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Video: Elementary students interview Rachel Coleman!

Kyle and Kyndall Evans from Coles Elementary School in Virginia recently interviewed Rachel Coleman. While growing up and learning American Sign Language (ASL) Kyle and Kendall often watch Rachel on Signing Time shows. See what Kyle and Kyndall asked Rachel when they got the chance to interview her for Prince William County Schools TV! PWCS-TV is proud to offer the stellar “Signing Time” programs on our educational cable channel, daily. Prince William County Schools (PWCS) Hearing Impairment and Deafness Support Services is exploring collaborative opportunities with Two Little Hands Productions to identify funding for new, creative programs that support education …

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Sign of the Week – the Letter “O”

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: the Letter “O” Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/O.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.) Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach the alphabet in American Sign Language. Created for ages 1-8 but enjoyed by all! Available only on DVD. Close-Captioned. Approximate run time: 30 minutes, plus special features. ABC Signs includes the following original songs, written by Rachel Coleman: …

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Chicagoland Buddy Walk: A Day to Remember

By Monica Blouin, Advanced Signing Time Academy Instructor The Chicagoland Buddy Walk will definitely go down in Buddy Walk history as a memorable event. This year was the 10thanniversary for our event to fundraise, celebrate, and raise awareness for those living with Down syndrome. All along, we were planning to make this year the biggest and best year yet. Last year, I was a new Signing Time Academy Instructor and I found out that Instructors acted as hosts and promoters of “Rachel Concerts”. I knew that I wanted to do this and bring Rachel to our community for the first …

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TreeSchoolers Activity Guide for Teachers

Rachel and the TreeSchoolers is a new preschool program from the makers of Signing Time. In Episode 1: A Rainy Day, Rachel Coleman and her TreeSchooler friends explore weather concepts, play a matching game, learn about rhyming, and talk about how to be kind to others. TreeSchoolers actively involves children in learning through music, movement and fun. The series is based on a complete preschool curriculum and includes all of the things children love about Signing Time: host Rachel Coleman, catchy songs, fun animation – and signing, of course! Bring TreeSchoolers into your classroom with the free Activity Guide for Teachers, which includes: Fun and Easy Learning …

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Welcome New Academy Instructors! (Oct 29th- Nov 2nd)

Welcome New Instructors The following Instructors have recently joined the Signing Time Academy and are completing their certification so they can start teaching the families and educators in their communities: Christi Rykaczewski- Wasilla, AK Bethany Sloan- Irvine, CA Congratulations Certified Instructors The  following Instructors have completed their certification and are now ready to start offering classes and materials. Click on their names to view their Instructor profiles: Christi Rykaczewski– Baby Signing Time Instructor Wasilla, AK Barbra Wills– Master Signing Time Instructor Sterling, AK Join our Team! The mission of the Academy is to bring the benefits of ASL to children of all …

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