I am not sure how many of you know, but Signing Time recently went to Las Vegas as part of the Las Vegas PBS “Sing and Sign” event. Rachel, LeeAnn, Tonya (associates and friends of Signing Time) and I did a couple events while we were there.

One of the first things we did the day of the event was Rachel’s early morning interview with Fox Channel 5 in Las Vegas. Rachel talked to the Ted Pretty about the benefits of teaching sign language to children and toddlers at an early age. Ted showed Rachel some signs that he was teaching his three-year old and talked about how his son didn’t throw as many tantrums. Rachel also talked about how Signing Time is an easy, fun and entertaining series meant for anyone who wants to learn sign language. Here is the video clip that is available on Fox Channel 5 Las Vegas:

Fox 5 News Clip: Show Teaches Toddlers to Talk Through Signs

Keep reading to see more footage and more pictures from our whole trip!

Continue Reading »

Rachel Coleman was featured in a New York Daily News article last week. The article is ‘Sign language singer nabs Emmy nom,’ written by Rosemary Black. I have also pasted the article below. Hope you enjoy!

Sign language singer nabs Emmy nom

By ROSEMARY BLACK
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 4:00 AM

Rachel Coleman founded “Signing Time” after learning her daughter was deaf.

Just one month after Leah Coleman’s birth in 1996, the hospital where she’d been born began mandatory newborn hearing screenings. It was too late for Leah, who spent the first 14 months of her life in a soundless world. Then her parents, Rachel and Aaron, learned that she was profoundly deaf – and Rachel reacted by putting down her guitar and forsaking the folk rock band she loved so much. Desperate to communicate with her daughter but having no knowledge of sign language as she had never known anyone who was deaf, she learned American sign language and taught it to Leah.

A decade later, through her “Signing Time” music CDs, DVDs and on PBS stations around the country, she’s teaching sign language to millions of children, many with normal hearing. Last week, Rachel, host of “Signing Time” and the creator of all its original songs, was nominated for an Emmy Award.

“I didn’t believe it,” Coleman says. “I asked someone to call and double-check that it was really for me.”

The 35th annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy awards – her nomination is for “Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series” — will be broadcast live on June 20 from Hollywood.

Rachel’s triumphant trip to Tinseltown was a long time coming, and marked in spots by plenty of heartbreak – and plenty of exhilaration and gratitude, too.

Continue Reading »

Hello Everyone,

We are so excited to announce our new company blog for Two Little Hands Productions, creators of Signing Time! With this blog we hope to provide you with the latest and greatest Signing Time and sign language news. Each month, different people on our staff will write about articles, new products, fun facts, resources, behind the scenes or any random facts related to the sign language community. We invite you to take a look at our latest posts, provide any feedback or comments and forward helpful information to your friends.

We are most certainly excited about this new blog adventure and hope you enjoy what we have to say!

Happy Signing,

Lindsey Blau
Communications Manager