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iTunes puts Signing Time app at the top of list for parents

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When parents want to know what apps to get their child, Apple makes life easier by providing a list of their best family-friendly apps. The Signing Time app is in the top 3 iPhone apps for moms and dads – just under Elmo’s Monster Maker and BabyPhone – and just before Dora! Here’s what Allie’s mom had to say about the Signing Time app: This application is wonderful. My baby is starting to learn sign language. We now always have something with us to help us learn. While in the Dr’s waiting room the other day, we started to go …

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Children’s Hospital Boston teams up with Signing Time to benefit children with Down syndrome

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This “Making a Difference with Signing Time” blog post is an interview with Dr. Emily Jean Davidson, director of the Down Syndrome Program at Children’s Hospital Boston What types of services does your program provide for children with Down syndrome? The Down Syndrome Program at Children’s Hospital was started in 1967 with a particular focus on children with Down syndrome from birth to age 3.  The clinic has an interdisciplinary model with each child seen every six months by a team of specialists in speech-language pathology, physical therapy, nutrition, dentistry, audiology, and developmental pediatrics.  In 2009, our program has expanded …

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Using Signing Time in Your Homeschool Program

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Signing is a fun and easy way to engage your child in learning. Did you know that the movement involved in signing helps children learn letters, numbers, colors and spelling? The Signing Time Homeschool Bundle will  give you the resources you need to use ASL signs to enrich your existing curriculum: Practice Time DVD: ABCs Practice Time DVD: 123s Box of Crayons DVD Sing and Sign DVD Flash Card Set 5: ABC Signs Using Signing Time in Your Homeschool Program – Free eGuide* *To get your free 10-page eGuide with useful information about signing with children of all ages in …

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Behind the Scenes: Meet our latest model and his mom, Kelly!

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You have shared your stories with us over the years. You’ve introduced us to your children, your dear spouses, even your parents. We’d like you to meet more of us here at Signing Time! Today, we’d like to introduce you to Kelly, former employee and proud mom of our new onesie model. In the summer of 2005, I was fresh out of college and looking for a job. I saw an opening at Signing Time and, because I had taken sign language classes through high school, I was excited to apply. Even though I had never heard of Signing Time …

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Potty Training Fun – With Signing Time!

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Here are two easy things you can do to help make potty training more fun: 1. Teach your child the sign for “potty.” Here’s how you do it: Make a fist. Put  your thumb between your first two fingers to make the letter “T” for toilet. Now shake your fist a little bit! This sign allows toddlers to tell parents when they need to go – even before they can say the word “potty.” Older children love this sign because it gives them a way to discretely tell an adult that they need to use the bathroom. 2. Watch the …

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“Me, too!” A Making a Difference story

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This post is by Joanna Smith of Surprise, AZ and is part of our Making a Difference series. My family and I went to a Harlem Globetrotters game the other weekend in Phoenix.  At the end of the game we went down to meet the players.  I saw a mom and her approx. 8 year old boy signing to each other (way faster than I could even understand).  It appeared that they were both deaf.  I pointed them out to my 12 year old daughter (who learned to sign from Signing Time over the past four years).   I told her …

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

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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, …

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Are you making a difference with Signing Time? Let us know!

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Making a Difference Many of you are using Signing Time products to improve the quality of life for children and families in your community. We LOVE hearing about all the amazing volunteer work and community service projects you are doing to “pay it forward!” You inspired us to create a monthly blog post called “Making a Difference” so we can share your stories with other signing families. Send us your story about your community project! If it is chosen for the blog, you’ll receive a $25 gift card* to be used at www.signingtime.com. How to submit your story 1.   Take …

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Win Flash Cards Set 4-6! Facebook Giveaway Contest

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“Like” Flash Cards Set 4-6 on Facebook and win it! Here’s how to enter: Go to: www.signingtime.com/flash-card-sets-4-6. Click the “like” button under the product name – see image below. To finish your entry, comment on this blog post and tell us why you’d like to win this product. Giveaway Contest Rules Enter on or before January 17th;  limit 1 entry per person If you do not have a Facebook account, you can submit and alternative entry – see below. Check our Facebook Fan Page or this blog on January 21 to see if you’ve won. Good luck! Alternative Entries Send …

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Signing Time Holiday Giveaway: 6 more days to win!

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Congratulations to our 12 Days of Signing Time Holiday Giveaway winners*: Dec. 1: Terri Squires Fritcher won the Shine CD: Selected Songs for Grown Ups Dec. 2: Vicki Cockburn won the Flash Cards Set 6: My Favorite Things Dec. 3: Kari Cook won the Baby Signing Time Flash Card Set 1 Dec. 4: Michelle Burkenfield won the the Sing and Sign DVD Dec. 5: P.J. Meriwether Emmick won the Practice Time ABCs and 123s DVD Set *Winners, please email your name, address and phone number to facebook@signingtime.com to claim your prize. Will your name be next? Make it happen by …

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