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5 things only a Signing Time Instructor or Super Fan would understand

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1. When you let the dogs out in the morning to go to the bathroom, you start singing the theme to: “It’s Potty Time!” 2. When your kids change their clothes and don’t put them in the hamper and you walk up to their room and start pointing and singing, “One sock, two socks, three socks! Look at these socks!” 3. Anytime anything in your house is exciting you start singing, “Let’s Celebrate! Let’s clap our hands!” 4. You walk your kids to school and you break out in song singing, “Strollin’, strollin’, strollin’, strollin’ down the sidewalk…” 5. You tell …

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Prospective Instructors: Join us for our Bi-Annual Academy Retreat at the Home of Signing Time

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Thinking of becoming a Signing Time Academy Instructor? Join us at the 2016 Academy Retreat and get a head start! Signing Time Academy Instructors are people from all walks of life who love Signing Time and teaching children. If you are serious about becoming an Instructor, we invite you to join Rachel and other Academy Instructors for a Retreat in Midvale, Utah at the home of Signing Time! It will be an opportunity for you to learn more about the Academy, network with Instructors, brainstorm and receive training in person. Please note: This retreat is in our working studio and is for adults …

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5 Reasons I Believe Baby Sign Language is Magical

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By Marcia Bruce, Baby Signing Time Instructor Originally posted on Calgary Is Signing, MARCH 18, 2016 REASON 1: Baby signing gives you the gift of communication I’ll start with the main reason baby sign language is so fantastic. It gives you the gift of communication with your little one before she can actually talk. No surprise there, right? This benefit is probably listed on every baby signing site out there – babies have control of their hands and can sign before they master the use of their voices. However, you don’t know how magical it is until you see it in action …

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What is Alex Brown up to?

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Alex Brown has grown up on-screen in front of our eyes, beginning as a toddler in Signing Time – My First Signs, an older kid in Series Two, and now a teenager in Signing Time Christmas and, most recently, Signing Time Sentences 1: Let’s Get Started. Off-screen, Alex has many hobbies, but particularly loves music. He recently played “Horton the Elephant” in Suessical at his high school. He also sings with the madrigals, performs percussion in the orchestra, and enjoys being a member of an A Capella group called Frequency. Two weeks ago, Alex won his high school talent show with his Beatboxing routine. Beatboxing is …

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Signing Time Sentences – Taking It to the Next Level

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Signing Time Sentences 1: Let’s Get Started Alex and Leah from Signing Time are all grown up! They’re back to teach you how to put signs together to make sentences so you can have conversations in American Sign Language. For kids of all ages. Building on the 1,000+ signs taught in the original Signing Time series. Kristi wrote: This is exactly what we have been looking for! My husband and I are teaching my six-year-old daughter sign language so she can communicate with her deaf uncle.  She only gets to see him once or twice a year so her Signing …

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Reasons to Continue Signing

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From Annette M…..Cedar Park, Texas (Sofia age 2) I am constantly reminded by how blessed our family has been to find Ms. Amy and The Signing Connection, and being introduced to Signing Time, just over two years ago. We originally started classes to learn baby sign language to communicate with our infant. While we have completed the course multiple times throughout our 2+ years we continue coming back for refreshers, and signing has simply become part of our daily life. My toddler has a fairly extensive spoken vocabulary, but when she cannot express the right words she often can sign …

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9 ASL Signs all Pediatric Healthcare Professionals Should Know

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Jill Eversmann Speech-Language Pathologist, Signing Time Academy Instructor, Speaker with Cross Country Education Healthcare professionals can make a big difference in interactions with patients who sign by knowing a few basic signs.  Many hearing patients use signs, either as a temporary tool or for a long term communication system if they are nonverbal.  When working with hearing patients who sign, you can confirm that you understand a sign just by saying the word to ask if you are correct. *Please note that Deaf patients have a legal right to a medical interpreter and knowing a few signs does not take the place …

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NEW Signing Time Sentences: Let’s Get Started

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Are you ready to take your signing to the next level? With Baby Signing Time and Signing Time you learn more than 1,000 signs. Now with Signing Time Sentences, you’ll learn how to put those signs together to start having conversations in American Sign Language (ASL). In this episode, you’ll learn how to: introduce yourself to others ask questions, express preferences use classifiers to represent objects get and use name signs use finger spelling use numbers 1-20 and more! Preview Use coupon code: sentences and receive Free US Shipping! See Details – Ends Monday 12/7 Shop Now

Rethinking Screen Time

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  “The American Academy of Pediatrics is reviewing media guidelines in the era of iPads and educational apps, acknowledging that no screen time before age 2 and the two-hour limit for older children may be outdated.” Wall Street Journal’s Sumathi Reddy explains on Lunch Break With Tanya Rivero.   In an article by Sumathi Reddy in the Wall Street Journal on October 12th, 2015 it reads: In a nod to the changing nature of digital media and technology, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced this month that it is starting the process of revising its ironclad guidelines for children and …

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Adoption, Sign Language, and Forever Families

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By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C. Adoption Adoption to me, means not only the expansion of my family, but a fulfillment of a dream. Many years ago, when I was still in college, I knew in my heart that someday I wanted to pursue adoption. I was a nanny for two little girls adopted from China. One night, as I rocked the baby to sleep, I looked down at her perfect little face and the wind just sucked out of me. In an instant, I saw what her life would have been like as a female orphan in a place that …

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