Baby Sign Language

Signing Time Academy Welcomes NEW! Associate Directors

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by Gwen Cox, Signing Time Academy Director Happy anniversary, Signing Time Academy! We are excited to introduce you to three new members of Associate Director (AD) team: Melisa Mons, our new AD for the Central Atlantic Region, Margot Holmes, our new AD for  the Atlantic Northeast Region, and Jamie Henry, our new AD for our Instructors in the U.S. military. Please read their bios below and join me in welcoming them to this fabulous Instructor support team! Melisa Mons – Central Atlantic Region: Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia. Also: British Isles (England, Scotland, Ireland), Norway, Denmark, Sweden, …

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Signing Time Classes: A Good Fit for Children with Down Syndrome?

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Signing Time Instructors offer classes for children of all ages. These classes are ideal for children with Down syndrome and their parents because they: Focus on useful, high-interest signs Each Signing Time class features fun games, songs, and stories that work together to hold children’s interest. This helps them to get the repetition and practice they need to learn useful signs they can use every day. Offer great socialization opportunities Children who have Down syndrome often enjoy social interaction and play a great deal. Signing Time classes introduce them to signs they can use to interact with other children in the class – …

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Signing Time Academy Update: Fall Classes

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Now that school has started and the days are getting cooler, you may be looking for fun activities your family can do together.  The Signing Time Academy now offers a wide variety of classes that teach American Sign Language signs that your whole family can use for better communication. Choose from: One-on-one classes in your home Weekly classes for children under 3 Weekly classes for preschool age and older One-time workshops for parents and professionals Free informational presentations for parents and professionals Sign up today for an experience that will positively impact your child’s education and literacy skills for a …

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Disney Editors Select Two Signing Time Products as Top 10 Baby Videos!

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We are excited that iParenting Award winner Baby Signing Time Vol. 3: A New Day is #2 on Disney’s Family.com! Hooked on Baby Learn to Sign by Hooked On Phonics which is also a Baby Signing Time Product is #10. They were chosen by Disney editors to be included in the Top 10 Baby Videos Product List.   Baby Signing Time Vol. 3: A New Day sets your baby’s day to music with signs for everyday things in your baby’s world: nature, weather, following directions, and more. Purchase Now     Hooked on Baby Learn to Sign comes with a …

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Sign language articles

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Just in case you missed it, there are several articles on the web talking about the benefits of using sign language with your babies. We have also put together additional research about the benefits of using sign language with babies. On our research page, we have included several resources that discuss how sign language improves early childhood literacy, helps reading disabilities, as well as, benefits of using sign language with children who have Down syndrome. You can find additional research and works cited on our research page as well. Here are some links to articles that have run in the …

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Today Show highlights Toddler who can read-Signing Time helps

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Remember that 17-month old toddler, Elizabeth Barrett, who astonished us all when she proved that reading at such a young age was possible? Last March, Elizabeth and her parents were invited to appear on the Today Show, where Elizabeth read words and even sentences in front of a nation-wide audience. Elizabeth’s parents attribute her early reading in part to Signing Time. According to the Today Show website, “The Barretts are speech pathologists, and when Elizabeth was born, they started teaching her sign language along with spoken language. They read to her often, and her favorite television program — the only …

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Signing helped my baby “show off” her personality

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We have been signing with our daughter Afton since she was seven months old. She’s now 21 months and usually speaks the words she’s signing as well. This often leads to confusion about why we sign with her if she’s not deaf. Truth be told, I thought the same thing before I joined the team at Two Little Hands Productions last year and we started using Signing Time with our kids. Prior to Signing Time, we were completely “signless.” But once we started signing with Afton, my wife and I, as well as the older kids quickly caught on so …

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“Is Baby Sign Language an Essential or a Ripoff?”: Comments on article

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I recently came across this article entitled “Is Baby Sign Language an Essential or a Ripoff?” by Pamela Paul, posted on a website called Babble: the magazine and community for a new generation of parents. It is one parent’s experience with teaching her baby to sign, along with plenty of commentary thoughts on the subject. As a parent who signs with their child, I have some thoughts about this. I also have the added advantage of having worked for Two Little Hands Productions for several years and seeing for myself the many testimonials and feedback that come in from our …

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Baby Sign Language

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A couple months ago, Signing Time sent out an article about how sign language is for all children. It seems that more people are picking up on the benefits of learning how to sign with children, and have even started teaching pre-verbal infants as young as 9 months to sign. There has been a lot of talk about how young you should start signing with your child. I conducted some research and found a couple articles talking about the benefits of learning sign language at a young age. Some articles are what we have written, but some demonstrate other families …

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