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Making Signing Fun for Families

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By Signing Time Instructor Colleen Brunetti In this age of increased focus on test scores, “teaching baby to read”, and some kids being put on waiting lists for preschools before they are even born, it can be easy to get swept up in the desire to give a baby the best start possible, and loose a little sight of the joy of learning and play. Enter Signing Time, and the classes you teach as a Signing Time Academy Instructor. Learning to sign is just plain fun, and you can really bring that alive with the classes you teach in your communities. The …

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Having Fun with Animal Signs

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The learning aspect of sign language has been well covered in the white paper: Signing With Babies and Children. From cognitive development to language acquisition and early literacy skills, signing offers great ways to support your baby right up through the elementary years. But what good is all that learning without some fun? We here at Signing Time believe that children should be able to wiggle and giggle their way right through learning, and that’s just what we strive to support. Three of our best videos for learning through play are  included in the Signing Time Animal Signs DVD Set: Volumes 7 – 9. In …

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All ASL episode of “Switched at Birth” airs March 4th

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We were really happy to see this press release from ABC Family! We’ll definitely be tuning in. ABC FAMILY ANNOUNCES GROUND-BREAKING TELEVISION EVENT WITH AN ALL-ASL EPISODE OF “SWITCHED AT BIRTH” TO AIR MONDAY, MARCH 4                            Burbank, CA (January 11, 2013) – ABC Family’s award-winning original series, “Switched At Birth,” will produce an episode told entirely in American Sign Language (ASL), a first for a scripted series on mainstream television, which will premiere Monday, March 4 at 8:00PM ET/PT. The special episode will be told from the perspective of the series’ multiple …

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Baby Signing Time Japanese Edition now available!

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Two Little Hands Productions has partnered with Nippon Columbia to launch Japanese editions of the Baby Signing Time products! Products now available include: Baby Signing Time Vol. 1-4 DVDs Baby Signing Time Box Set with two music CDs including the songs of Baby Signing Time Vol. 1-4 and more! Visit the site: www.signingtime.jp Visit the blog: http://ameblo.jp/signingtime/  

Attention Early Childhood Educators!

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This month, we are running a special here at the Academy. We are inviting people who love teaching and signing to join our Signing Time Academy Instructor Team. Those who join in January will save 20% on the Instructor Kit. If you are an early childhood educator or if you own a preschool or child care center, here are a few reasons you might want to consider this opportunity: Instructor Kit includes our Preschool and Child Care Program  – a $199.99 retail value. The Signing Time Preschool Program is FULL of great resources: videos, songs, stories, activities and printables for children ages …

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Save 20% on the Signing Time Early Literacy Bundle

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Save 20% on this set of four products with a printed guide for parents and teachers! Products include: Story Time DVD Story Time is a hands-on approach to reading, featuring six original stories that incorporate signs for bugs, family members, activities, animals, vehicles, feelings, colors, fruits, and more. First, Rachel will teach you how to sign key words from each story in American Sign Language. Then she’ll read the story to you while signing those key words. Listen, watch, read, and sign along with Rachel as the words to each story appear on the screen. Practice Time ABCs Level 1 …

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Teaching Signing Time! Save 20% on Your Start Up Kit

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If you love Two Little Hands products and love to teach, we invite you to become a certified Instructor. Start your own business teaching workshops and classes and share Two Little Hands products with the families in your community. Now it’s even easier to get started. Join our team in January and you’ll save 20% on your Starter Kit!  *Offer valid through 1/31/13. Not valid with any other offer or coupon codes. Get more information Apply now  

January Hand-y Craft: Signing Time Story Books

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Create your own Signing Time Story Signing and reading go hand in hand. This month, you and your child can choose pictures from the PDF books below. Order the pictures, then caption them to tell a story. Color your pages and put them in a report cover to make your own Signing Time book! Read your story together at bedtime. See related article: Ready to Read, Ready to Write: How signing can boost early literacy Download directions Download Book PDF 1 Download Book PDF 2 Download other Signing Time Hand-y Crafts   Signing Time Teacher Resources Story Time DVD Early Literacy …

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Rachel Coleman nominated to ASDC Board of Directors

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Rachel Coleman, co-creator of Signing Time and president of the Signing Time Foundation, was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for the American Society for Deaf Children. ASDC is a national non-profit agency established in 1967 that provides education, resources and advocacy for families who have children who are deaf and hard of hearing. ASDC believes that every deaf child, whatever the level of his/her hearing loss, should have the right to grow up bilingual; that deaf or hard-of-hearing children are entitled to full communication access in their home, school, and community; and that language development, respect for the Deaf, and access to deaf and hard-of-hearing role …

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