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ASL Comedian Keith Wann Interviews Rachel

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ASL comedian Keith Wann recently interviewed Emmy-nominated host of Signing Time, Rachel Coleman on his live internet radio show Cultural Bridges. Listen to clips from the show. Signing Time Beginnings My Life Before Signing Time Why We Created Signing Time I Wasn’t Supposed to Host the Show! Deaf Community’s Response to Signing Time Fighting Misconceptions: Signing is for ALL Kids Parenting Experiences Lessons in Being Hearing Parents of a Deaf Child Getting ASL for Leah in School ASL vs. Signed Exact English ASL vs Speech: Speech is a Skill Changing the School’s Expectations What I Do Now  Signing Time Foundation High Points of …

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Signing Time Around the World: Ukraine and Russia

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We recently introduced you to some new Signing Time Academy Instructors that are teaching signing classes in countries around the world. Recently, Posnayko, a popular Ukrainian children’s magazine shared the Baby Signing Time songs “I Can Keep It Still”  and “Mom Has a Mom”  with families in Eastern Europe and Russia! “Mom Has a Mom” is in the DVD It’s Baby Signing Time and “I Can Keep It Still” is in Here I Go!   Both songs were written by Emmy-nominated host of Signing Time, Rachel Coleman.  

ASL: Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman sign in McCartney video

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This recent Paul McCartney music video of his song “My Valentine” features actors Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp using American Sign Language (ASL). [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4dzzv81X9w&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] Did Depp and Portman sign the word ‘tampon’ by mistake in this video? The answer has to do with the use of classifiers within the context – and the differences between ASL and British Sign Language (BSL). Get the full story with comments by Jami Fisher, ASL Program Coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Sweepstakes: Enter to win an Apple iPad 3!

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Download a free Signing Time On Demand digital video to enter to win: Grand Prize – iPad 3 16GB – and the complete Signing Time Digital Library 1st Prize – iPod Touch 8GB – and the complete Signing Time Digital Library 2nd Prize – $200 gift card for Signing Time products and classes 3rd Prize – $100 gift card for Signing Time products and classes Contest ends May 18, 2012. Enter now!  

Meet our April Instructors of the Month!

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Congratulations to the April 2012 Signing Time Academy Instructors of the Month! Thank you for all you do to bring the benefits of signing to the families in your communities. Lindsay Rebenack (Highlands Ranch, CO) Linda Anton (Wauwatosa, WI

Caught on video: First Lady Michelle Obama signing!

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Recently, President Barack Obama was caught on video signing with a Deaf supporter. (See video here.) It turns out that First Lady Michelle Obama knows some sign language, too! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbOHNayempk&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] Not only can the First Lady sign, she can apparently do more push ups than Ellen! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ww9aXrq90&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]

President Obama converses with Deaf student – in sign language!

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President Obama caught on video using ASL!  As reported in Distriction Stephon stood just a few feet away from Barack Obama. The president, busy shaking hands, looked right at him. “It was like he was waiting for me to say something,” he said later. So the 26-year-old Prince George’s Community College student took his cue and spoke to President Obama in his first language: American Sign Language. “I am proud of you,” Stephon signed. The president, almost involuntary, instinctively, immediately signed back, “Thank you.” Another deaf student then signed to the president, “I love you.” The president smiled back at her and …

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Baby Signing Myth #5: You have to learn a whole new language (BUSTED!)

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MYTH: Signing means learning a whole new language. Excerpt from SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years You don’t have to learn a complete language in order to begin signing with your child. You only have to know the signs that are valuable to you and your baby. Ideally you should be at least one step ahead of your child, although many adults learn the signs along with their children. You will be amazed how quickly you increase your own signing vocabulary just by looking up each of the signs as you become curious …

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