Sign Language

We Have October ASL Signs for You!

October brings autumn leaves, shorter days, cooler weather, and comfort foods. October is also a time to celebrate Cookie Month, National Pizza Month, and National Popcorn Popping Month and, of course, Halloween. Here are some fun signs to practice in October! Cookie Here is one of our favorite cookie recipes for you to try – Peanut Butter Blossoms.   Popcorn   Pizza PIZZA has several regional variants, It can be fingerspelled, making a “P” hand while signing a “Z”, are two ways. We’ve included the Silly Pizza Song to make learning PIZZA even more fun! See if you can follow Rachel as she …

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5 Myths Busted About Signing With Your Child

There are some common misconceptions about signing with your child.  We’re going to bust those myths so you can make an educated decision and get started! Myth 1 – There’s a perfect time to start (and we might have missed it):  Parents always ask us if it is too soon or too early to sign with their child. The truth is, American Sign Language (ASL) can be started at any time, just like any other second language. Anytime is a good time to begin signing! Myth 2- There is a perfect way to start signing: The truth is, just like with …

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Signing Time – For Business View, with Brek Bolton, Fox 13 News Utah

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_5JcGvzoQk] Transcript Brek Bolton: Sometimes life’s obstacles can lead to opportunities. Meet Rachel and Leah Coleman. Their lives obstacles. Rachel Coleman: My oldest daughter, Leah, was born profoundly deaf. Brek Bolton: Communication became the challenge and a new language had to be learned. Rachel Coleman: My husband, Aaron, and I started using American Sign Language with her and just saw her communication skills take off. Brek Bolton: American Sign Language opened up Leah’s world but Rachel realized she needed to open that world to other kids. Rachel Coleman: He says I don’t want to be with Leah because she can’t talk. Brek Bolton: On the soccer …

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One mom’s unusual idea leads to communication breakthrough

Autism Awareness Month: Matthew’s Road to Communication Matthew has autism and speech apraxia. Until he was almost 3 years old, he could not communicate. A therapist gave Matthew a Baby Signing Time video. And it changed his life. He began to initiate communication through signs! Soon after, Matthew’s mom asked herself: If a little bit of sign language is good for my son, what would happen if he were exposed to a lot of it? What if Matthew could attend a school where everyone used sign language, like a school for the deaf? Read Matthew’s Story Read related story

Sign language a “miracle in our lives”

Autism Awareness Month Feature: How Signing Changed Matthew’s Life “Our son has never been able to speak and it has been a source of complete frustration for him and for our entire family. In January we started using the Signing Time videos and he has been a completely new person. Despite his hearing being fine, this Fall we had him enrolled in a school for deaf and hard of hearing children. His signing has increased even more and we are impressed every day by the wonderful things that he is learning and able to communicate with us. This morning I video taped him showing the alphabet in …

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Using Sign Language for Classroom Management

By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C Many people are familiar with the idea of what is known as “baby sign language”. The idea that a pre-verbal infant or a toddler with emerging verbal skills can use sign language to communicate with caregivers is immensely attractive to many people. However, time after time I hear, “Oh yes, we signed MILK and MORE with Tommy, but then he started talking and we stopped.”   You know, I did the same thing! I signed with my son when he was an infant and then let it fade as he became verbal. However, after joining …

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20% off Sale Ends Tomorrow!

Scroll down to browse sale items.  Early Literacy Bundle: Regularly $69.95 now $55.96   Down Syndrome Bundle: Regularly $79.95 now $63.96   Homeschool Bundle: Regularly $79.95 now $63.96   Autism Play & Sign Set: Regularly $79.95 now $63.96   Preschool Curriculum: Regularly $199.95 now $159.96   Speech & Language Bundle: Regularly $89.95 now $71.96     Offer starts March 6, 2013 AM MST and ends March 15, 2013 11:59 PM MST. Offer valid at signingtime.com and signingtime.ca only. Offer applies to the bundles shown above and does not apply to any other items. Discount automatically applied at checkout. No coupon code required. Promotional pricing …

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Get 2 Signing Time DVDs for the Price of One!

Buy now! Offer ends March 1.                                     Perfect for preschool! These award-winning DVDs will teach your child over 20 ASL signs for farm animals, plus all of the letters of the alphabet! Features the song “Down on Leah’s Farm” as seen on Nick Jr. Please note that these two DVDs are packed in one case. Hurry – sale ends March 1st. Buy now!    

Ready to Read, Ready to Write! How signing boosts early literacy

By Colleen Brunetti, Master Signing Time Instructor   Many of you likely started signing with your children in the infant years. You knew it was a great way to know what your baby was thinking before she could talk, and perhaps that it would help ease those toddler tantrums that stem from frustrations over communication. Many families stop signing when their child learns to talk. What many people don’t know is that during the preschool and early elementary school years, signing can help your child learn to read and write. Let’s look at how signing can help your child get …

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