Meet our March Instructors of the Month!
Congratulations to the March 2012 Signing Time Academy Instructors of the Month! Thank you for going above and beyond.
Ghana 2012: A Change in Perspective (Pablo’s Story)
by Pablo Martos, Certified Signing Time Academy Instructor Somehow, I convinced a remarkable young woman to marry me nine years ago, and she went around being remarkable until someone invited her to go to Ghana. I tagged along. It started when a friend gave us some DVDs featuring an overly chipper woman in orange to help us communicate with our developmentally delayed son. Since then, my wife has started training to be an ASL interpreter, and has worked for Rachel in a number of capacities. I tended to be involved in some of the larger projects she did for the …
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Ghana 2012: Moments of Magic (Ronai’s story)
by Ronai Brumet, Signing Time Academy Master Instructor They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that’s good, because I have a thousand pictures and I’m having a hard time coming up with words that can adequately describe the experience that I had in Ghana. I was privileged enough to go with an amazing group of people that included my 14 year old daughter, Ellie. I, of course, was worried, as I think any mother would be, about how she would handle all of the change. Ellie is kind of shy until she warms up to a …
Baby Sign Language Starter Kit Sweepstakes
We are giving away five Baby Sign Language Starter Kits – each valued at $49.95! Enter to win before midnight MST on Tuesday, February 21 Winners will be announced on Friday, February 24 Enter contest now! See the Starter Kit Good luck!
Rachel Coleman and Signing Time featured in Investors.com article
Sign-Language Whiz Rachel Coleman Inspires Children By LISA SCHMEISER, FOR INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 02/08/2012 01:23 PM ET Go to full article Rachel Coleman’s Two Little Hands produces “Signing Time” TV shows on PBS and Nick Jr., plus makes DVDs, board books and flashcards. When Rachel Coleman’s daughter Leah was a baby, the singer-songwriter was writing music, performing with her band We the Living, and shrugging at the good luck of having a baby who could sleep through band rehearsals. It wasn’t the best fortune after all. By early 1998, when Leah was 14 months old, Coleman learned that …
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Ghana 2012: Love is addictive (Jen’s story)
by Jennifer Suttner, Rachel and Emilie’s cousin It’s been almost three weeks since I returned from Africa with the Signing Time Foundation and I have to admit my thoughts are still there more often than not. I miss those kids. My time in Ghana was life-changing (for so many reasons). I will never again take for granted being able to turn a knob and have clean, hot water come out of it. I will also never forget what an amazing support system I have here at home. I’m a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend. I have so many …
Frisco Public Library using Signing Time to promote early literacy
Interview with Bonnie Barber, Youth Services Librarian, Frisco Public Library, Frisco, Texas How did Frisco Public Library start using Signing Time? Several years ago, as part of our ongoing efforts to promote early literacy and provide parents and caregivers with as many tools as possible, we began buying copies of Signing Time DVDs for check out. They were so popular that we added Signing Time music to our collection, too. How else has Signing Time played a part in what your library offers? Signing in general has always been a vital part of our story times for babies (Babies …
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Meet our February Instructors of the Month!
Congratulations to the February 2012 Signing Time Academy Instructors of the Month! We love you guys!
Bringing Deaf and hearing together – one piece of pizza at a time!
For nearly a decade now, Rachel Coleman has been bridging the worlds of the Deaf and hearing with the Silly Pizza Song. Now a Deaf couple in San Francisco are using actual pizza to do the same thing! Read more about Melody and Russell Stein and their Mission District restaurant, Mozzeria in this recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle. Deaf couple launch pizza place in the Mission Paolo Lucchesi, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, January 5, 2012 As at most new and noteworthy restaurants in San Francisco’s Mission District, there’s a full house during the dinner rush at Mozzeria, a month-old …
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Signing Time Valentine’s Day Crafts
This year, we’re bringing together all of our Valentine’s Day crafts from the past few years into one place. We hope they will help you and your family create some wonderful memories as you celebrate this special holiday together. Signing Time Valentine’s Day Cards (6 per page) Hopkins Valentine’s Day Cards (6 per page) I Love You Card Hand-y Craft (2009) Love Bug Hand-y Craft (2010) “ILY” Valentine’s Box Hand-y Craft (2011)