It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week!

This Week’s Featured Sign: Boat

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This week’s sign comes from: Baby Signing Time Volume 2 – Here I Go

Created specifically for babies as young as 3 months old up to 3 years, yet fun for the whole family! Features host Rachel Coleman, along with animated Baby Alex, Baby Leah, and Baby Hopkins. Baby Signing Time Volume 2 sets your baby’s day to music as you learn signs for everyday events in baby’s life: getting dressed, traveling, being polite, getting ready for bed, and more.

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Responding to a new blood test that can predict with 99% accuracy if a pregnant woman is carrying a baby with Downs syndrome as early as 10 weeks into gestation, Dr. Brian Skotko, a specialist in the Down Syndrome Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, has written a thought-provoking op-ed article in the 11/15 edition of USA Today.

The new test is safer than amniocentesis, so it is expected that the number of women who receive testing will rise significantly. So, too, will the number of couples who will grapple with the question, “What does it mean to have a child with Down syndrome?”  In this article, Dr. Skotko talks about the dichotomy between how people with Down Syndrome and their families feel about the quality of their lives and how others view the condition. He puts the current struggle for people with Down syndrome to define their own identities into a historical context and shares some outstanding resources for parents who have received a Down syndrome diagnosis. Read the article.

Both Children’s Hospital Boston and Dr. Skotko are supporters of Signing Time and have allowed us to share this information with our fans.

THE DOWN SYNDROME PROGRAM in the Developmental Medicine Center at Children’s Hospital Boston offers multidisciplinary clinical evaluations for people with Down syndrome from birth until the age of 18. They strive to provide resources, advocacy, and supports to all families, depending on their individual needs. Check out their Comprehensive Conditions & Treatments page for me resources.

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week!

This Week’s Featured Sign: Grandpa

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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 DVD in the Baby Signing Time series.

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We are proud to support the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday® on November 26th, 2011.

Did you know that each of the Signing Time Academy Instructors are independent small business owners? Instructors teach classes and workshops  for children and parents in their communities. They also sell Signing Time, Baby Signing Time and Potty Time products, making it easy and convenient for families to build their early learning libraries!

Academy Certified Instructors are adults from all walks of life who share a common goal: helping families harness the power of communication with American Sign Language (ASL) signs. Through skillful delivery of Signing Time curriculums in classes and workshops, Instructors create an environment of learning and play that nurtures and strengthens families. Certified Instructors may offer the following curriculum based on their certification level:

• Introduction to Signing Time Presentations: presentation on the benefits of ASL and Signing Time that can be offered in a variety of settings for parents, early childhood educators, medical professionals, and so forth.
• Signing Time Workshops: workshop or workshop series for adults who want to learn how to get started using basic ASL signs with children, incorporating the supportive products from Signing Time.
• Baby Signing Time Play & Sign class: “Mommy/Daddy & Me” format, weekly 45-60 minute classes for parents and children ages 3 and under.
• Signing Time Classes: weekly 45-60 minute classes for children ages 3 and up. These can be adapted for virtually any educational setting, including after-school and enrichment programs.

Support your local Signing Time Academy Instructor by signing up for a class or purchasing Signing Time Products on Small Business Saturday® on November 26th. Find an Instructor Now

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week!

This Week’s Featured Sign: Yellow

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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.

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