Comments on: Rachel in the New York Daily News! http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2008/05/rachel-in-the-new-york-daily-news/ Any Time is Signing Time Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:25:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ginger http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2008/05/rachel-in-the-new-york-daily-news/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Ginger Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:27:08 +0000 http://www.signingtime.com/blog/?p=9#comment-62 Rachel, I have a 26 month old son who I have been teaching sign language since I found Signing Times wished I would have found it sooner on PBS but because of the experts saying babies shouldn't watch tv until after they are 2 and then it needs to be limited i just ignored the tv for a long time then at about 18 months I figured he could watch some educational programs like sesame street and such as is on PBS. And it took him a little while but he finally started using the signs around 20 months. I wished I would have found it when he was born but I am thankful that I did find it and they are running the programs everyday now on singing times the PBS program and we just love it and are having so much fun learning it all. I sure wished they would run all of the programs including baby singing times on there. We watch it all the time although he hasn't picked up all of the signs we are working on it. More was his first sign I think and I would love to tell you all of the signs he knows but I think I would run out of room I think it helped him to start speaking as well becasue he wasn't talking at all for a very long time now he talks all the time he still says things we don't understand but that's ok. Yes, you do deserve that award although I didn't know about it until now. You are so inspirational to me and my son loves signing times he loves the hopping time section of your programs. Ginger and Nathaniel of West Texas Rachel, I have a 26 month old son who I have been teaching sign language since I found Signing Times wished I would have found it sooner on PBS but because of the experts saying babies shouldn’t watch tv until after they are 2 and then it needs to be limited i just ignored the tv for a long time then at about 18 months I figured he could watch some educational programs like sesame street and such as is on PBS. And it took him a little while but he finally started using the signs around 20 months. I wished I would have found it when he was born but I am thankful that I did find it and they are running the programs everyday now on singing times the PBS program and we just love it and are having so much fun learning it all. I sure wished they would run all of the programs including baby singing times on there. We watch it all the time although he hasn’t picked up all of the signs we are working on it. More was his first sign I think and I would love to tell you all of the signs he knows but I think I would run out of room I think it helped him to start speaking as well becasue he wasn’t talking at all for a very long time now he talks all the time he still says things we don’t understand but that’s ok. Yes, you do deserve that award although I didn’t know about it until now. You are so inspirational to me and my son loves signing times he loves the hopping time section of your programs. Ginger and Nathaniel of West Texas

]]> By: Lisa http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2008/05/rachel-in-the-new-york-daily-news/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Lisa Thu, 22 May 2008 18:25:16 +0000 http://www.signingtime.com/blog/?p=9#comment-39 Thank you so much for Signing Time! My children (4 and 1 1/2) use signs as a bridge between 2 languages. We are raising them bi-lingually in English and German (I'm from the US and live in Austria) and I've signed with them from birth. Just today, my 18-month-old said something that sounded like "danke". I wasn't sure I had understood her correctly (up until today, all her words have been in English) so I asked her, "Samantha, did you just day danke?" Imagine my amazement when she looked at me, nodded yes, and signed "Thank you"! I know I have always spoken English when signing Thank you. Not only does she understand the sign and its meaning, but she associates the sign with both words. Sign language is clearly reinforcing her understanding of there being two words for one meaning! How exciting it is to know that, at 18 months, she is truely bilingual, absorbing both her Father's language and my language (and ASL!) equally well. Signing Time is a wonderful teaching/parenting tool and the music is fantastic! We wouldn't have stuck with signing without you. You deserve that nomination and I'll be rooting for you for the award, you sure deserve it. Thank you, Lisa in Vienna Thank you so much for Signing Time! My children (4 and 1 1/2) use signs as a bridge between 2 languages. We are raising them bi-lingually in English and German (I’m from the US and live in Austria) and I’ve signed with them from birth. Just today, my 18-month-old said something that sounded like “danke”. I wasn’t sure I had understood her correctly (up until today, all her words have been in English) so I asked her, “Samantha, did you just day danke?” Imagine my amazement when she looked at me, nodded yes, and signed “Thank you”! I know I have always spoken English when signing Thank you. Not only does she understand the sign and its meaning, but she associates the sign with both words. Sign language is clearly reinforcing her understanding of there being two words for one meaning! How exciting it is to know that, at 18 months, she is truely bilingual, absorbing both her Father’s language and my language (and ASL!) equally well.
Signing Time is a wonderful teaching/parenting tool and the music is fantastic! We wouldn’t have stuck with signing without you. You deserve that nomination and I’ll be rooting for you for the award, you sure deserve it. Thank you, Lisa in Vienna

]]> By: Nicole http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2008/05/rachel-in-the-new-york-daily-news/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Nicole Fri, 16 May 2008 17:34:23 +0000 http://www.signingtime.com/blog/?p=9#comment-26 My three year old son started watching Signing Time on PBS in January. I am amazed at how much he has learned. His teacher told me today that he knows more signs than she does. Oddly enough, this is a child diagnosed with moderately severe autism a year and a half ago. I never thought I would know what he was thinking about. Now he tells me about the sky, the trees and the birds when we go outside. You deserve every award there is out there Rachel. Thanks, Nicole in Michigan My three year old son started watching Signing Time on PBS in January. I am amazed at how much he has learned. His teacher told me today that he knows more signs than she does. Oddly enough, this is a child diagnosed with moderately severe autism a year and a half ago. I never thought I would know what he was thinking about. Now he tells me about the sky, the trees and the birds when we go outside. You deserve every award there is out there Rachel. Thanks, Nicole in Michigan

]]> By: Ellen http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2008/05/rachel-in-the-new-york-daily-news/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ellen Fri, 16 May 2008 01:44:28 +0000 http://www.signingtime.com/blog/?p=9#comment-15 Dear Rachel, Warm congratulations on your Emmy nomination! You are very deserving, as your efforts have truly impacted so many children and families. My seven children have all learned some sign language, with my two year old being the master so far. Even my eighteen year old is aware of some signs, just by hanging around when her baby sister is watching the Signing Time videos. The favorite of the month is the farm video, which our little one refers to as ' Alex and yee-ahh farm.' Even without an award, you are definitely a winner in our book. God bless you and your family always, Ellen, in New Hampshire Dear Rachel,

Warm congratulations on your Emmy nomination! You are very deserving, as your efforts have truly impacted so many children and families. My seven children have all learned some sign language, with my two year old being the master so far. Even my eighteen year old is aware of some signs, just by hanging around when her baby sister is watching the Signing Time videos. The favorite of the month is the farm video, which our little one refers to as ‘ Alex and yee-ahh farm.’
Even without an award, you are definitely a winner in our book. God bless you and your family always,

Ellen, in New Hampshire

]]> By: Tangie http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2008/05/rachel-in-the-new-york-daily-news/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Tangie Thu, 15 May 2008 23:47:54 +0000 http://www.signingtime.com/blog/?p=9#comment-7 I just wanted to say I think you are amazing and you inspire me. I hope that I'm able to be a great mom like you and help bring out the best in my kids. My daughter Shelby 18 months loves Signing time she actually calls it Leah time. It's funny! She wants to watch it morning noon and night. I'm pregnant with my second baby and I hope that they love it as much as Shelby. Keep up the good work...you all are amazing and I really love to watch my daughter try to do every sign she really thinks about it and tries them all. I just wanted to say I think you are amazing and you inspire me. I hope that I’m able to be a great mom like you and help bring out the best in my kids. My daughter Shelby 18 months loves Signing time she actually calls it Leah time. It’s funny! She wants to watch it morning noon and night. I’m pregnant with my second baby and I hope that they love it as much as Shelby. Keep up the good work…you all are amazing and I really love to watch my daughter try to do every sign she really thinks about it and tries them all.

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