special education

Back to School Resources for Teachers and Parents

It’s time to get ready for school! Here are some fun resources for you to enjoy.   FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS Watch this video to learn the sign for SMART, so you can tell your children or your class how SMART they are – every day! Watch this video to learn a whole bunch of signs for school. Get ready for school with the Welcome to School DVD. (Scroll down for coupon code!) Check out the dozens of free Hand-y Crafts for holidays, seasons and special occasions.   FOR TEACHERS K-12 Teachers Get the Signing Time Guide for Teachers Get …

Back to School Resources for Teachers and Parents Read More »

Great Gifts for Teacher Appreciation!

May is Teacher Appreciation Month! We are grateful to the dedicated men and women who choose to be teachers. We KNOW that you stay up late at night grading papers and making lesson plans. We KNOW how much time and energy you put into helping your students develop a love of learning. Thank you for all you do! Parents, as the school year draws to a close, thank your child’s teacher with a gift that will benefit students of all ages. Here’s a list of top Signing Time products for teachers: Rachel Stiening

National Board Certified Teacher is Making a Difference

This guest blog is by Signing Time Academy Instructor Vickie Wood in Norman, OK and is part of our Making A Difference series. Several years ago my daughter discovered Signing Time when she was looking for a way to teach sign language to my grandson Cameron. Cam was about 2 years old then and he quickly learned not only to sign along with his spoken words, but to read and spell as well. After seeing the many benefits he and my other grandchildren experienced, I started using Signing Time in my special education classroom. Using ASL in the classroom has …

National Board Certified Teacher is Making a Difference Read More »

Teachers team up with DonorsChoose.org to make a difference – with Signing Time!

Michelle Francis, a teacher in Layton, Utah, posted this video  to the Signing Time Facebook page the other day and asked if we recognized the song her students were singing – and signing – in the video. Do you recognize it? (Hint: It’s a really “silly” song!) Michelle is making a difference in her students lives with the help of DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that helps teachers get donations for specific classroom resources. She asked for – and got – an amazing collection of Signing Time materials, including most of the Series 1 DVDs, all of the Series 2 DVDs, …

Teachers team up with DonorsChoose.org to make a difference – with Signing Time! Read More »

Signing Time and Down Syndrome: A Mother’s Perspective

When we received the diagnosis of Down Syndrome after my son Robert was born we were inundated with information.  One piece of advice that was given to us was to accept that he would not hit his milestones along with other children, but he would get there eventually on his own time. At 6 months of age he started at his Early Intervention Center, and they stressed the importance of sign language. We are so grateful that we started this right away. He was able to use signs before many of the other kids were talking. He could share with us when …

Signing Time and Down Syndrome: A Mother’s Perspective Read More »

Scroll to Top