Got Videos? We Want You!

We’re working on an amazing new way to get the word out to everyone about Baby Signing Time, and we want to feature real stories from real families, like YOURS!

IF YOU HAVE A STORY TO SHARE AND WANT TO BE FILMED, READ ON!

We have selected three geographic locations to film families and toddlers that have amazing stories! We’ve selected:

1. Southern California – L.A. Area
2. Utah – Salt Lake City Area
3. Texas – Houston Area

Requirements

1. Email babyvideos@signingtime.com with the following information.
   • In the SUBJECT line, type your name, city, and state
   • In the BODY of the email, include the following:
   • Your name, city, state, telephone number, and email address
   • Your child’s (or children’s) name(s) and age(s)
   • How long your family has been using Baby Signing Time programs
   • The approximate number of words your 0-3-year-old signs
   • Tell us if you have video footage of your 0-3-year-old signing. If so, tell us a bit about what you have recorded.
   • Share with us your experience with Baby Signing Time
   • Attach a family picture so we can put a face with your story.
2. You have an amazing story and passion about Baby Signing Time.
3. Are able to travel to one of the three locations listed above.
4. You have video of your toddler signing or are willing to have us capture video of your toddler. (If they are older now and you don’t have video within the age limits, then it isn’t as useful. We need video of toddlers that are signing!)

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by Gwen Cox, Signing Time Academy Director

As you may have heard, the Signing Time Academy has recently opened its doors and the virtual halls are buzzing with activity.  Each month I will focus on a special Instructor that has exemplified the essence of the Academy and its mission.

This month, however, I can’t just pick ONE! During the first few days after we launched this new network of certified instructors, there were a number of applicants that stood out among the rest because of their hard work and their “get it done” attitude. I nicknamed them The Dynamic Dozen.

This group has worked hard to help create an Academy that supports and motivates all who come through our “doors.”   There are obviously many more Instructors that have since come on that are an integral part of the structure of the Academy and are doing an amazing job.  You will hear about a new instructor each month!

And now, without further adieu, I’m pleased to introduce The Dynamic Dozen (plus one!):

Abbey Cook, Master Signing Time Instructor – Peoria, Illinois abbey@signingtimeacademy.com

Amanda Hudgins, Baby Signing Time Instructor – Surprise, Arizona amanda@signingtimeacademy.com

Brenda Jones, Master Signing Time Instructor – Corona, California brendajones@signingtimeacademy.com

Cathy Ybarra, Advanced Signing Time Instructor – Henderson, Nevada cybarra@signingtimeacademy.com

Christine Fitzgerald, Advanced Signing Time Instructor – Burbank, California cfitzgerald@signingtimeacademy.com

Dana Iungerich, Advanced Signing Time Instructor – Frisco, Texas dana@signingtimeacademy.com

Franci Agajanian, Advanced Signing Time Instructor  - Hermosa Beach, California teacherfranci@signingtimeacademy.com

Hedi Bright, Baby Signing Time Instructor – Laconia, New Hampshire

hedi@signingtimeacademy.com

Jen Norton, Master Signing Time Instructor  - Peterborough, Ontario jnorton@signingtimeacademy.com

Jennifer Turnbull, Master Signing Time Instructor – Knox, Maine jennifer@signingtimeacademy.com

Jessica McLaren, Baby Signing Time Instructor – Twenty-Nine Palms, California jmclaren@signingtimeacademy.com

Ronai Brumett, Master Signing Time Instructor – Maple Grove, Minnesota ronai@signingtimeacademy.com

Sue Rouillard, Advanced Signing Time Instructor – Whitefield, New Hampshire sueroulillard@signingtimeacademy.com

I hope you will take some time today and contact them about classes that they are offering in your area.  You can view all Certified Instructors here. Click on your state or Province to see if there is one near you. We have over 100 instructors either certified or in the process of becoming certified, so be sure to check back frequently.

If YOU want to become a part of the Academy, you can find out more at www.signingtimeacademy.com.  This could be an opportunity for you in 2010, to start your own business, reaching out to families in your community and provide them with the educational tools that help them to learn to sign with their children. We are a very diverse institution with men and women from all parts of the world interested in teaching parents how to use the Signing Time materials to enhance their lives through early communication.  We invite you to join us!

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*Next month read about THE DREAM TEAM.  These individuals have been instrumental in using their creative abilities to help other Instructors make the teaching experience a memorable one!

We are excited that iParenting Award winner Baby Signing Time Vol. 3: A New Day is #2 on Disney’s Family.com! Hooked on Baby Learn to Sign by Hooked On Phonics which is also a Baby Signing Time Product is #10. They were chosen by Disney editors to be included in the Top 10 Baby Videos Product List.

Baby Signing Time Vol. 3: A New Day sets your baby’s day to music with signs for everyday things in your baby’s world: nature, weather, following directions, and more.

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Hooked on Baby Learn to Sign comes with a comprehensive program that teaches American Sign Language and encourages speech development.
Hooked on Baby Learn to Sign:

* Two special edition Baby Signing Time DVDs
* Two sets of flash cards
* Reference poster
* Parents’ Guide
* Progress poster with stickers

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You can view the complete list of winners by visiting Disney Family.com

For Immediate Release

Contact: Mike Lyman
801-676-4440 ext 113
Mike@signingtime.com

TWO LITTLE HANDS PRODUCTIONS VOTED ONE OF TOP 200 LEADING MOMS IN BUSINESS IN STARTUPNATION COMPETITION

Midvale, UT – May - Two Little Hands Productions announced today that it has been recognized as one of the top 200 mom-owned businesses in StartupNation’s 2009 Leading Moms In Business Competition (http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-2009). The competition, sponsored by VerticalResponse, recognizes the achievements of mothers across the country who run outstanding businesses.

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Elizabeth Watching Signing Time

Remember that 17-month old toddler, Elizabeth Barrett, who astonished us all when she proved that reading at such a young age was possible? Last March, Elizabeth and her parents were invited to appear on the Today Show, where Elizabeth read words and even sentences in front of a nation-wide audience. Elizabeth’s parents attribute her early reading in part to Signing Time.

According to the Today Show website, “The Barretts are speech pathologists, and when Elizabeth was born, they started teaching her sign language along with spoken language. They read to her often, and her favorite television program — the only one her parents let her watch — was a PBS show called “Signing Time,” which teaches kids sign language.”

As we have mentioned on our website, after the Barretts appeared on the Today Show, Signing Time invited Elizabeth to be a part of Baby Signing Time 3 & 4, where she was able to demonstrate her sign language skills.

Well, Elizabeth continues to WOW audiences around the nation. The Barretts were again invited to go onto the Today Show, where Elizabeth demonstrated how she can now read Spanish!

Elizabeth Reading

Visit our website and read the article: Baby Learns to Read with Help from Signing Time. You can read and even watch the Today Show clips that ran in March as well as today, November 7th. We also included some little extras that we put together from Elizabeth’s visit to Salt Lake City.

Don’t forget to check out Rachel’s blog to read all about her experience signing with Elizabeth.

Watch and Read Today Show clip from November 7th