Year: 2010

Happy Father’s Day from the Signing Time Academy!

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By Gwen Cox The Signing Time Academy is adding new people almost daily. Some of those new instructors are dads! We currently have three men teaching classes in their communities and loving what they are doing. Their classes are impacting families and changing lives in a positive way. Our three Academy dads each have a very different story to share. One dad even has over 740 children…and they are all 6 years old! On Sunday we will celebrate fathers and how important they are to us. At the Signing Time Academy we recognize that dads play an important role not only in the …

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Sign of the Week – Hat

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! Hat Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/08Hat.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print according to your needs.)   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 …

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The Road Less Traveled…Ouch

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By Derek Brown – AKA Alex’s dad, Leah’s Uncle I chose to run a half marathon because I am in fantastic shape, I knew it would be easy, and I thought it would be a pleasurable experience.  Well, not really.  Actually, I chose to do it because my 11-year-old, Alex, decided to do it and asked me if I was up to doing it   with him.  What would you do? Now, just a bit of friendly advice here:  if you are going to run a half marathon, there is the way to do it, and then, of course, there is …

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Sign of the Week – Cracker

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Cracker Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/01Cracker.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. The file contains a few color and black-and-white options. Print according to your needs.) 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 …

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Sign of the Week – Letter “B”

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: the Letter “B” Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/25B.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) Signing Time Volume 5 – My First Signs Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach the alphabet in American Sign Language. Created for ages 1-8 but enjoyed by all! Available only on DVD. Close-Captioned. Approximate run time: 30 minutes, plus special features. ABC Signs includes …

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Sign of the Week – Cookie

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Cookie Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/22Cookie.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) Signing Time Volume 3 – Everyday Signs Alex, Leah, and host Rachel Coleman teach ASL signs for the things you see, do and experience every day. Created for ages 1-8 but enjoyed by all! Available only on DVD. Close-Captioned. Approximate run time: 30 minutes, plus special features. Everyday Signs includes …

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Making it Happen: A Signing Time Concert in My Town

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Have you ever wished Rachel Coleman would come perform in your town? I certainly did. I remember reading the newsletters and blog posts about fantastic Signing Time events in many different places, and wondering when it would be it would be our turn. Well, as I later found out, those events are hosted by organizations, schools, libraries, or individuals in that area who partner with the Signing Time Foundation and simply pay the expense of bringing Rachel (or the whole Signing Time group) to perform or speak. I decided that we needed a Signing Time “Sing and Sign” concert in …

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Host a Signing Time Event with Rachel Coleman in Your Community

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As a performer, business owner, and parent of two children with special needs, Rachel Coleman (host and co-creator of Signing Time) delivers a life-changing message that is engaging, meaningful, and inspiring. Rachel Coleman is available on a limited basis to speak and/or perform for schools and school districts, special needs groups, corporations, early education groups, conferences, trade shows, parenting groups, or any special interest group geared toward children and learning. If you are part of an organization or group that would like to sponsor an event with Rachel Coleman, here are a few things to consider:

Sign of the Week – Ball

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Ball Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/08Ball.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) Signing Time Volume 1 – My First Signs The very first DVD in the Signing Time Series! From their magical animated treehouse, Alex (age 3), his cousin Leah (age 4) who is deaf, and host Rachel Coleman (Leah’s mom) teach beginning American Sign Language (ASL) signs with your child in …

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Signing Time Friends and Family Share their Experience of Running the Salt Lake City Half Marathon

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By Leeann Mason, Staff member of Two Little Hands Productions We want to thank all those who supported “Team Coleman/Strong Enough” in the Salt Lake Half Marathon, in support of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. It was a life changing experience for me. It was one of the hardest and most rewarding things I have participated in. I was inspired by Rachel, Cathy and my best friend Ruth to take on the challenge and I am grateful I did. Last month we shared a brief recap on our blog after the event, but thought you would enjoy some of the thoughts …

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