Utah restaurant Melty Way’s “Change for Change” program is supporting the Signing Time Foundation though March 2013. On December 22nd, Signing Time stars Rachel, Leah, Alex and Lucy autographed products and talked with fans to kick off the campaign. Read the Melty Way press release about this fund raiser.
By Colleen Brunetti, Master Signing Time Instructor Many of you likely started signing with your children in the infant years. You knew it was a great way to know what your baby was thinking before she could talk, and perhaps that it would help ease those toddler tantrums that stem from frustrations over communication. Many families stop signing when their child learns to talk. What many people don’t know is that during the preschool and early elementary school years, signing can help your child learn to read and write. Let’s look at how signing can help your child get …
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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Aunt Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://359d6a6391b8c244d1d1-bd1f407c1e8743cc7c885af7afe617dd.r85.cf1.rackcdn.com/Aunt.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. Print in color or black-and-white and adjust the print size according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from: Signing Time Volume 4 – Family, Feelings & Fun Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach ASL signs for family members, feelings, and things outside. Buy Now
Keith Wann’s parents were Deaf, but that hasn’t slowed him down one bit. He’s a comedian, writer, ASL expert, and he is the CODA Man. Keith interviewed Rachel Coleman on his live internet radio show Cultural Bridges on April 25, 2012. Recently Keith and his team interpenetrated the interview in to an ASL Video. We have several different options to help you experience Rachel’s interview with Keith. [powerpress url=”http://vimeo.com/48845717″ image=”http://464aa5408536cd241b38-a45b01753b8639a65bf860074c5c0c83.r7.cf1.rackcdn.com/KeithWannInterview.jpg”] Watch the ASL Video on Vimeo here Watch it in 3 parts on YouTube Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Listen to the complete interview here Read …
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By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed. If you watched the media coverage of Hurricane Sandy recently, you may have also noticed there was a bit of a buzz over the interpreter who stood by New York’s Mayor Blumberg offering up his message via American Sign Language (ASL). There was, unfortunately, some negative hype over her expressive way of signing. On the other hand, it also opened the door to some great conversation on why exactly signing is so expressive. When you watch someone who is fluent in ASL, you often can’t help but notice just how expressive they are with both their …
Click to download this craft. Your PDF download includes ASL flash cards for feelings signs! The Signing Time Family, Feelings and Fun DVD will teach your child the ASL signs for feelings. Learn the signs for Feelings Get more signing crafts Check out our products for teachers
He was a little over a year old and no words had been spoken. He would point out into the kitchen and cry, making me go and start picking everything up saying “do you want a banana? A drink? Milk? Please God, help me decipher what my boy is needing!” One day, when he was about 2, we came across this PBS show called “Signing Time”. I watched not knowing that my son was actually paying attention. I was doing the signs with Rachel every day for a couple of weeks. One day my son pointed out into the kitchen, …
By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed. Winter is coming. I live in Connecticut and here on the East Coast we steel ourselves for cold winds and rainy and snowy weather… and probably a few more afternoons indoors than we might want. But not to worry, you can exercise indoors with Alex, Leah – and your child! Enter the Move and Groove DVD. With signs like JUMP, SPIN, WALK, and RUN, your child will have a blast moving in creative ways throughout the environment. On a rainy day, you can stay inside and play a version of “Simon Says” with these kinds of actions. …