Signing Time Academy Welcomes NEW! Associate Directors

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by Gwen Cox, Signing Time Academy Director Happy anniversary, Signing Time Academy! We are excited to introduce you to three new members of Associate Director (AD) team: Melisa Mons, our new AD for the Central Atlantic Region, Margot Holmes, our new AD for  the Atlantic Northeast Region, and Jamie Henry, our new AD for our Instructors in the U.S. military. Please read their bios below and join me in welcoming them to this fabulous Instructor support team! Melisa Mons – Central Atlantic Region: Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia. Also: British Isles (England, Scotland, Ireland), Norway, Denmark, Sweden, …

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Sign of the Week – Juice

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Juice Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/02Juice.m4v” image=”http://c0445781.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/signoftheweek/signoftheweeklogo.jpg”] Download the Flashcard (click on the image. The file contains a few color and black-and-white options. Print according to your needs.) This week’s sign comes from: Baby Signing Time Vol. 1 – It’s Baby Signing Time Baby’s first step into signing! The Baby Signing Time Series combines clever songs, animation, and real signing babies – all age two and under – to make signing easy and fun. This is the first …

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Sign of the Week – the Letter “E”

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: the Letter “E” Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/26E.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 Weeks Sign is from: Signing Time Volume 5 – ABC Signs Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and host Rachel Coleman teach the alphabet in American Sign Language. Created for ages 1-8 but enjoyed by all! Available only on DVD. Close-Captioned. Approximate run time: 30 minutes, plus special …

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Signing Time Gift Guide

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There’s singing time and dancing time and laughing time and playing time, and now it is our favorite time: SHOPPING TIME! Signing Time products make the perfect holiday gift for all ages. Want help selecting the perfect Signing Time gift for everyone on your shopping list? Check out our holiday best-seller list: Stocking Stuffers: Hopkins Plush $9.99 Temporary Tattoo Pack $4.99 Shine CD $9.99 Gifts for Teachers: ABCs and 123s Wall Posters $19.99 Story Time DVD $21.99 Sing and Sign DVD $21.99

Walking with my Buddy 2010 – by Robert Malone

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Well it’s fall here in New England and along with the brisk morning air and colorful foliage it is once again time for our local Buddy Walk. We usually attend the Western Massachusetts Down Syndrome Resource Group’s annual Buddy Walk in Westfield, Mass at Stanley Park near the end of each October. It is always great to reconnect with friends and families we have not seen since last year and marvel in all the changes a year brings. This year we were delighted to learn that the Massachusetts State Buddy Walk would be held in Wakefield, Mass and that Rachel …

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Sign of the Week – Feel

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Feel Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/21Feel.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: Baby Signing Time Volume 4 – Let’s Be Friends Created specifically for babies as young as 3 months old up to 3 years, yet fun for the whole family! Features host Rachel Coleman, along with animated Baby Alex, Baby Leah, and Baby Hopkins. Baby …

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Inspiring stories from parents of children with Down syndrome

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Earlier this month, we introduced the new Down Syndrome Daily Support Bundle and shared our new 10-page guide “Using Signing Time with Children who have Down Syndrome” (click on Details tab to download).  Since that time, we’ve been receiving emails from parents of children with Down syndrome who have told us about the impact Signing Time has had on their child’s life. We felt so inspired by these moms’ stories that we just had to share them with you, with their permission, of course! 🙂 We hope these heartwarming stories bring a smile to your faces, just as it did to ours. …

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Sign of the Week – Rain

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Rain Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/28Rain.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: Baby Signing Time Volume 3 – A New Day Created specifically for babies as young as 3 months old up to 3 years, yet fun for the whole family! Features host Rachel Coleman, along with animated Baby Alex, Baby Leah, and Baby Hopkins. Baby Signing …

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Sign of the Week – Bear

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It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Bear Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/05Bear.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.) Signing Time Volume 2 – Playtime Signs Everyone loves playtime! Alex, Leah, and host Rachel Coleman teach ASL signs related to sharing, toys, manners, and more. Created for ages 1-8 but enjoyed by all! Available only on DVD. Close-Captioned. Approximate run time: 30 minutes, plus special features. Playtime Signs includes …

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Signing Time Classes: A Good Fit for Children with Down Syndrome?

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Signing Time Instructors offer classes for children of all ages. These classes are ideal for children with Down syndrome and their parents because they: Focus on useful, high-interest signs Each Signing Time class features fun games, songs, and stories that work together to hold children’s interest. This helps them to get the repetition and practice they need to learn useful signs they can use every day. Offer great socialization opportunities Children who have Down syndrome often enjoy social interaction and play a great deal. Signing Time classes introduce them to signs they can use to interact with other children in the class – …

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