Meet our April Instructors of the Month
Congratulations to our April Signing Time Academy Instructors of the Month! Thank you for going above and beyond.
“If all newborns could come with an instruction book, this would be it.”
If all newborns could come with an instruction book, this would be it. That’s what Kenneth Kosik of the Neuroscience Research Institute had to say about the book Bright From The Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3 by Dr. Jill Stamm. Dr. Harvey Karp (Happiest Baby on the Block) calls this book “a gem” and David Perlmutter, M.D. (Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten) says it gives parents “the most leading-edge approach to maximizing your children’s intellectual potential.” We really like this book , too! That’s why, for a …
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Children’s Hospital Boston teams up with Signing Time to benefit children with Down syndrome
This “Making a Difference with Signing Time” blog post is an interview with Dr. Emily Jean Davidson, director of the Down Syndrome Program at Children’s Hospital Boston What types of services does your program provide for children with Down syndrome? The Down Syndrome Program at Children’s Hospital was started in 1967 with a particular focus on children with Down syndrome from birth to age 3. The clinic has an interdisciplinary model with each child seen every six months by a team of specialists in speech-language pathology, physical therapy, nutrition, dentistry, audiology, and developmental pediatrics. In 2009, our program has expanded …
Meet our March Instructors of the Month!
Monta Briant (San Diego, CA)
Behind the Scenes: Meet our latest model and his mom, Kelly!
You have shared your stories with us over the years. You’ve introduced us to your children, your dear spouses, even your parents. We’d like you to meet more of us here at Signing Time! Today, we’d like to introduce you to Kelly, former employee and proud mom of our new onesie model. In the summer of 2005, I was fresh out of college and looking for a job. I saw an opening at Signing Time and, because I had taken sign language classes through high school, I was excited to apply. Even though I had never heard of Signing Time …
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KCET-TV in Los Angeles brings educational programming to life with Signing Time event
KCET, an independent television station serving the greater Los Angeles area, recently teamed up with a group of local Signing Time Academy Instructors to provide a hands-on learning experience for children and parents attending the annual Baby & Kidz Expo. The Expo, sponsored by KCET, KTLA and Family Magazine, drew hundreds of families to the Pasadena Convention Center on January 22nd. The KCET booth was alive with activity as children of all ages crowded in to make crafts and learn American Sign Language (ASL) signs for their favorite pets. “Many of the children who came to the booth had already …
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Potty Training Fun – With Signing Time!
Here are two easy things you can do to help make potty training more fun: 1. Teach your child the sign for “potty.” Here’s how you do it: Make a fist. Put your thumb between your first two fingers to make the letter “T” for toilet. Now shake your fist a little bit! This sign allows toddlers to tell parents when they need to go – even before they can say the word “potty.” Older children love this sign because it gives them a way to discretely tell an adult that they need to use the bathroom. 2. Watch the …
“Me, too!” A Making a Difference story
This post is by Joanna Smith of Surprise, AZ and is part of our Making a Difference series. My family and I went to a Harlem Globetrotters game the other weekend in Phoenix. At the end of the game we went down to meet the players. I saw a mom and her approx. 8 year old boy signing to each other (way faster than I could even understand). It appeared that they were both deaf. I pointed them out to my 12 year old daughter (who learned to sign from Signing Time over the past four years). I told her …
Meet the February Instructors of the Month!
Congratulations to our February Signing Time Academy Instructors of the Month! Thank you for going above and beyond.
Teachers team up with DonorsChoose.org to make a difference – with Signing Time!
Michelle Francis, a teacher in Layton, Utah, posted this video to the Signing Time Facebook page the other day and asked if we recognized the song her students were singing – and signing – in the video. Do you recognize it? (Hint: It’s a really “silly” song!) Michelle is making a difference in her students lives with the help of DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that helps teachers get donations for specific classroom resources. She asked for – and got – an amazing collection of Signing Time materials, including most of the Series 1 DVDs, all of the Series 2 DVDs, …
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