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Screen Time for Children with Baby Sign Language

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With Baby Sign Language being a visual language is it okay to let your child watch the Baby Signing Time Videos? What does the American Academy of Pediatrics say about screen time with infants and toddlers? Screen time is the number of hours a person spends each day in front of a computer, mobile device, or television, watching movies or playing video games. Our living rooms are filled with smart phones, tablets, iPods, computers, televisions, movies, gaming system, and more. As parents we wonder what we can do to manage and optimize our kids’ screen time. In 2016, The American Academy of Pediatrics released media guidelines for parents of infants and toddlers. The guidelines had not been updated since 1999, and much …

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Signing Time Academy Instructor in the News

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Megan McWilliams, a certified Signing Time Instructor, who uses American Sign Language to present stories, songs and vocabulary activities at the Norfolk Public Library was recently featured in the Norfork Daily News. Megan started signing nine years ago with her oldest daughter. She states, “After all, children use sign language before they talk.” https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/norfolkdailynews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/9e/49ef8b14-fd59-11e7-a150-bf6bb843d257/5a62590a3641f.video.mp4 Read the Norfork Daily News Article Find an Instructor Near You Interested in becoming a Signing Time Academy Instructor? Join our team for a LIVE Q & A to learn more about owning your own business, teaching classes, and selling our products. Choose from: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 …

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What Is The Funniest Thing Your Child Has Ever Done With Signing?

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I started signing with my hearing daughter when she was 6 months old. Originally, my goal was to be able to communicate with her before she could talk. As she grew, signing became so much more than that! She’s now 7 years old and, looking back, I can’t help but think of all the little “moments” that I would have missed if we didn’t have baby sign language! It truly opens up a window into your child’s mind. One day, when my daughter was about 14 months old, she started tugging at my jeans frantically signing SQUIRREL and pointing out the window. I had …

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Learn ASL- Nice to Meet You!

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We have been Signing Time fans since the very beginning. We recently attended my sister-in-law’s wedding. She married a wonderful man whose parents are both profoundly deaf and for whom American Sign Language (ASL) is their primary language. Knowing this, we brushed up on some of our family signs and getting to know you signs. My 6-year-old especially practiced signing “Hi! My name is…”, fingerspelling her name, and “Nice to meet you!” She went up to the groom’s parents at the rehearsal dinner and delighted them by signing to them. I was also able to communicate with them a little …

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Signing at the Super Bowl!

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Congratulations to Alexandria Wailes on being selected to perform both the National Anthem and “America the Beautiful” in ASL at this year’s Super Bowl! Alexandria is a talented Deaf actress, director, dancer, and educator. She is also a member of our SignIt ASLteam, and we are thrilled to see her selected for this honor. Learn more about her in this interview clip from SignIt ASL. < See more of Alexandria in SignIt ASL Unit 3. www.signitasl.com Read the complete NAD announcement.

Signing Turns Your Child’s Brain On

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All of our children have normal hearing and don’t have any behavior or physical conditions. But we wanted to communicate early with our babies, and give them the tools to communicate with us.  And it worked! When our first daughter was about 6 months old, we introduced her to the first volume of Baby Signing Time. She loved the show and began signing to us. We also signed multiple things to her.  By the time she was 1 year old, she could sign 50 words. Over the next few months, she learned 100 more! We were so impressed. It really helped …

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Voted One of the Best Websites for Speech and Language

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Hooray! We’ve been named one of the 100 Best Blogs and Websites for Speech and Language Pathology 4 years running by Kidmunicate!   What were they looking for in their picks for top websites? Blogs from some articulate, smart and creative speech and language pathologists who offer advice, lesson plans, crafting ideas, etc. Resource websites that SLPs can use to find evidence-based research, clip art and jobs and much more. Websites that specialize in a particular disorder – Autism. Voice, Down Syndrome, Childhood Apraxia, Stuttering, cerebral palsy, etc. Websites that focus on relevant technology. We are so proud to make …

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Signing with Hard of Hearing Children

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Hi, my name is Marisa and I’m a momma bear of 4 kiddos, 3 of which are HOH (hard-of-hearing), and wear hearing aids. I have 3 boys and one girl, ages 11, 8, 2 and 9-months. “Signing Time” was one of the first resources I found, over 10 years ago, when my first son was diagnosed with hearing loss. Your videos made a sometimes hard and solemn time more enjoyable and fun. They were a way to connect with my babies when I felt so disconnected from them. I am now almost fluent in sign language and am teaching my …

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Little Signer – Away in a Manger

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We love seeing what your little signers can do! lalensphotography shared the following on Instagram and gave us permission to share it with you. Lofton has been learning ASL for the past year and loves watching the Signing Time series!! Highly recommended to anyone wanting to learn!… Here’s Tim singing and Lofton signing! #CHRISTMAS2017, #Brownboys, #loftonboy, #asl, #awayinamanger, #signingtime, #signingtimechristmas, #homeschool, #beintentional @lalensphotography, @signing_time, @st_rachel, @somethingbravemusic

Twelve Signs of Christmas! Day 12

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What’s the ASL sign for Stockings? Watch the Video Click image below to play. Free QuickTime Player required. [powerpress url=”http://5bfcf8122d33ad7597f4-f9a3876a007f4af451762ee76bb69da8.r28.cf1.rackcdn.com/Stocking.mp4″ image=”http://5bfcf8122d33ad7597f4-f9a3876a007f4af451762ee76bb69da8.r28.cf1.rackcdn.com/12-signs-christmas-thumbnail-Play-tn.jpg”] Transcription: Stocking, sign socks, pointers down sliding back and forth. Now hangup the stockings. Stockings! Download the Flash Card Click the image below and then save the PDF to your computer. Use your printer settings to modify the color and size of your printed flash card. Download all 12 Signs of Christmas Flash Cards Now Our gift to you! A special Christmas presentation of the Bible nativity story from Luke 2. Join Rachel, host of Signing Time Christmas, as she sings and signs …

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