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ASL leads to talking miracle for child with Down syndrome

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Excerpt from “Television show leads to talking miracle” by Susan Jones of the St. Albert Gazette featuring Signing Time Academy Instructor Shelley Wywal. When Elora was born, her parents were told their new infant could have a severe language disability. The baby was kept in the hospital for a week because of the Down syndrome and Wywal remembers visiting with countless specialists, who bombarded her with information. “There were speech specialists and this specialist and that specialist, and they all said she would have a severe language delay,” Wywal said. The first day she brought seven-day-old Elora home, the exhausted …

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Meet two Deaf young adults on MTV’s Real Life

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Many Signing Time families have expressed a desire to learn more about Deaf culture as they learn and use signs from ASL at home. We came across this terrific episode of MTV’s True Life and shared it on our Facebook page a few weeks ago. We got so many comments from the people who watched it that we wanted to share it with our blog readers, too. We hope you enjoy meeting Christopher and Amanda and getting a glimpse into the joys and challenges they face in their lives. Watch “I’m Deaf” now. Learn more! Find more Deaf culture resources …

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Meet Kim from Signing Time

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Signing Time Staff Spotlight Hello Signing Time Fans, My name is Kim Laing. I am the newest member of Two Little Hands Productions and will be working with Erin as a Wholesale Account Manager. I was first introduced to Signing Time when the mother of a close friend of mine married a man who is deaf. My friend really wanted her children to be able to communicate with their new grandpa, so she started using Signing Time – and introduced me to it, too. Music has always been a very big part of my life. I believe music has the …

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Colorado Signing Time fans get a double dose of Rachel Live!

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by Kyle Stielow, Signing Time Academy International Associate Director – Midwest Region During the holidays last year, I kept reading about all the wonderful Signing Time concerts with Rachel Coleman. With our 17 Signing Time Instructors here in Colorado, I thought, “We can do this!” I also thought that since the state is divided by the Rocky Mountains, we should do two events – one for the western slope and one for the front range. Then I went a little crazy (OK, a lot crazy!) and decided that since families may be driving a long way, why not put on …

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Making a Difference – Our Adoption Journey

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Dear Signing Time Friends, Our family sincerely thanks you for what you have done for us. Your DVDs, board books, and flashcards have been such a blessing in our lives. For six years we tried to adopt from overseas. During that time, we lost three children we were supposed to bring home and were on a major emotional roller coaster. We already have five biological children. When people ask us why we wanted to adopt, the answer is simple.  There are so many children who need a home and love and want to give back, but do not have a …

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School for the Deaf Teacher Spreads Sign Language at Breckenridge Highlands

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By Sara-Summer Oliphant (Published on ForestHills-RegentSquarePatch Master Signing Time Academy Instructor Erin McNeil-Mascaro is a teacher at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. Erin McNeil-Mascaro has known the importance of sign language as a teacher at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. But when she became a mother nearly three years ago, she learned firsthand what a useful tool sign language could be in communicating with her daughter and working to develop her daughter’s speech. “I started signing with her almost as soon as she was born,” said McNeil-Mascaro, a Baldwin Borough resident. “She started communicating with us through sign when she …

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Our Newest Release: Two Little Hands Bible Fun!

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Bring hands-on learning and fun to any Christian educational setting! Signing helps keeps children’s hands moving and their minds engaged as they learn. Now you can bring the power of signing and the fun of Signing Time into your Sunday School, Bible School, or homeschool lessons with this new non-denominational curriculum: Bible Fun: Friends & Play. This multimedia kit has everything you need for hands-on learning and fun: Teacher Guide This Guide is full of exciting lesson plans for children ages 0-8 about friendship, manners, obedience, cleanliness and learning God’s word through the Bible. Each lesson includes songs, videos, poems, books, …

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Want to see what a concert looks like?

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If you head on over to the past events section, and click on the Camden – 2011 concert.  There you can see a couple videos, including the Colors of the Rainbow song and the Silly Pizza song.  You can see how happy and engaged the kids are, and how much fun they are having.  It’s nice to see how communities get engaged at these concerts all around the nation!

Making a Difference: This school is teaching ASL – with Signing Time!

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This post is by Master Signing Time Instructor Joyce Edmiston, and is part of our Making a Difference series.   For the last two years, I have been teaching American Sign Language (ASL) classes at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Harrisburg, PA.  The school has a preschool as well as a K-8 program with students of diverse ethnic backgrounds and religions. It’s a beautiful setting near the Susquehanna River, with cozy classrooms and a wonderful atmosphere of caring and learning. The school is excited to have students becoming fluent in ASL and wants MORE Signing Time.  It is amazing how …

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