This news release was sent out December 8, 2009, from Nickelodeon:

NICK JR. TEACHES PRESCHOOLERS SIGN LANGUAGE WITH

NEW INTERSTITIAL MUSIC SERIES,

SIGNING TIME, BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2009 – Nick Jr., Nickelodeon’s 24-hour commercial-free, educational network, will premiere Signing Time, the network’s first interstitial music series dedicated to teaching sign language to preschoolers, on Wednesday, Dec. 9.  Three videos, starring Emmy-nominated Rachel Coleman, will be in regular rotation on Nick Jr. airing 1-2 times per day.  Two additional videos will air exclusively on Nickelodeon’s award-winning website, www.nickjr.com.

Signing Time reaches children with diverse learning styles and abilities by encouraging interaction through signing, singing, speaking and dancing.  The Signing Time series teaches American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary-building signs that are useful in daily life.

The videos airing on Nick Jr. include: “In a House,” which introduces the signs for different family members; “Feelings,” which teaches signs for feelings such as excited or scared and “Groove with Me,” which offers signs for activities such as jumping, swimming, dancing and running. NickJr.com will air these three videos in addition to two more exclusive music videos: “Leah’s Farm,” which presents the signs for animals and “A is for Alex and Alligator,” which teaches kids how to sign the entire alphabet.

Coleman co-created Signing Time as a means to teach children to communicate using American Sign Language (ASL).  As the mother of a daughter who is deaf, and another daughter with both cerebral palsy and spina bifida, sign language has played a central role in their family. Coleman has spent the last seven years making sign language fun and accessible for all children through the Signing Time series, which includes award-winning DVDs, music CDs, books, flashcards and a former public television show. Coleman, who is also a singer and songwriter, has written all the original songs featured in the series.  In 2008, Coleman was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series.

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One year ago, www.SigningTime.com got a facelift. We launched a new look and feel for our website along with some great features we want to make sure you know about.

Refer-A-Friend and Save

We’ve recently added a great way to refer your friends and family to Signing Time and save a little along the way. If you go to the product detail page of any of our products you will see a little link below the title and above the add to cart button that says “Refer a Friend Save 5%.”

Simply click the link, enter your information, a short message and then up to 5 emails of friends or family. We’ll email them your message (we don’t keep their email addresses) along with the link to the product page and a coupon to save 5%. Even better, when you refer your friend you’ll get an instant coupon to save 5% yourself!

Visit www.signingtime.com/shop and share our great products with friends or family today!

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Signing Time has just launched a new line of products utilizing Zazzle.com. These new products range from t-shirts and bags to magnets and post cards and everything in between!

You can view our collection of products either here on the Signing Time website, or directly on the Zazzle site: http://www.zazzle.com/signingtime*. Any products purchased will be directed through Zazzle.com and will not show up in your signingtime.com shopping cart.

New designs will be added on a regular basis so be sure to check back often to see the newest Signing Time gear.

Also, keep your eyes open for a Zazzle product contest that will be coming  soon!

We launched our iPhone application earlier this year and it’s been a great success. Our consumers and fans have loved the option to use Signing Time in a more mobile format. We want you to join our facebook discussion to help guide future releases of our mobile applications.

Based on demand we decided to launch two separate apps. One app includes video of Rachel signing each sign. The number of signs are limited in this version because it is more video based and requires a large amount of space. It includes the american sign language signs from Volumes 1-2 of Signing Time. This initial app is $4.99 and available via iTunes.

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Rachel Coleman is a featured presenter at Baby Time Expo.

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Wondering how to sign with your little one? Rachel will be sharing the benefits of signing with your babies and toddlers and walking you through how to start in your family. Signing and singing will be included in Rachel’s presentation.

When: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 1:00pm

Where: San Diego Convention Center
111 Harbor Street
San Diego, CA 92101

Tickets: $6 per adult

For more information visit http://www.babytimeexpo.com/

Come see Rachel Coleman at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

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What: A Signing Time Performance with Rachel Coleman

When: Sunday, June 14th from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Where: At the New Mexico School for the Deaf in the Larson Gym, located at 1060 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505.

Additional Information: Come and meet Rachel and take pictures with her after the show. This is event is free and open to the general public