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Signing Time Around the World: Ukraine and Russia

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.  

The Signing Time Academy Goes Global!

The Signing Time Academy has become a truly global organization with Instructors around the world. In the past month alone, we have added 70 new Instructors. We currently have Instructors registered in every US state as well as Abu Dhabi, Africa, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam! Signing Time Academy Instructors are: independent business owners who come from all walks of life committed to teaching children through American Sign Language signs free to choose their level of certification and the classes …

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Now is the Perfect Time to Become an Instructor

Select your Business Start-up Kit, there are three levels of Instructor Certification for which you can apply or work toward: Level 1 $199.99 – Baby Signing Time Instructor – teaching parents with (and sometimes without) their babies and toddlers. Requires completion of  (see ASL education requirements below) online Baby Signing Time Review with a score of 85% or higher. Review can be taken as many times as needed to attain a minimum score of 85%. Level 2 $399.99 – Advanced Signing Time Instructor – teaching parents, professionals, and children. Requires completion of two approved ASL courses (see ASL education requirements …

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Ghana: The Little Changes Make the Biggest Difference

By Carissa Martos: Certified Signing Time Academy Instructor and Signing Time Foundation Academy Outreach Coordinator Going to Ghana as an interpreting student, I experienced the same culture shock surrounding poverty as the others (Rachel, Pablo, Ronai, Jen, Aaron and the girls) have noted, as well as the lack of in interpreting services and limits to what Deaf children are able to achieve in the current structure, and the misconceptions and prejudices that are rampant in the country. Then I remembered that the concept of Deaf education only came to Ghana in 1957, when Andrew Foster established the school that would …

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The Kids Speak Out!

Before the last trip to Ghana, Leah did an interview where she explained that when she grew up, she wanted to be a writer as well as a teacher of the Deaf in Africa.  She explained why she was going, and what she hoped she could change for those children.  The interview is as relevant to the upcoming trip in 2012 as it was back then: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG9LX3G63lQ&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] Rory, the daughter of Carissa Martos, the Foundation’s Academy Outreach Coordinator, also wanted to explain why her parents were heading to Africa, and what they hoped to accomplish there.  Rory’s too young …

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Signing Time Academy Instructors Get Recognized

As the Signing Time Academy continues to grow, we are excited to see more Instructors receive recognition for their efforts to enrich the lives of children and families. Take some time to review what they have accomplished.   Joyce Edmiston, Master Signing Time Instructor, was interviewed by Leslie Amoros for the Central Penn Parent Magazine.   Monica Blouin, Advanced Signing Time Instructor, and her family were featured in the Family Times Special Needs Guide. Her daughter Madeleine is on the cover.     Athena Schepmoes, Master Signing Time Instructor and our newest Associate Director for the northwest region was featured …

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Join the Largest Academy of Certified Instructors

Did you know that Signing Time now has the largest Academy of Certified Instructors?  Almost 800 Instructors have signed up from all over the world, but we need thousands more! Have you ever dreamed of owning your own business?  It is not difficult to set up your own business…we will show you how. Are you a passionate fan of Signing Time and Baby Signing Time products and thought how much fun it would be to teach other families in your community to sign with their children?  Many of you are fans of Signing Time already and would love to take …

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Ghana Trip (and AWESOME Pins)

Rachel and the Team are heading back to Ghana in January of 2012 to help Signs of Hope International with their work, supporting the Deaf students and community in that part of west Africa. Thank you for your interest in both of these pins that supported the Foundation’s work!   . ..

ASL leads to talking miracle for child with Down syndrome

Excerpt from “Television show leads to talking miracle” by Susan Jones of the St. Albert Gazette featuring Signing Time Academy Instructor Shelley Wywal. When Elora was born, her parents were told their new infant could have a severe language disability. The baby was kept in the hospital for a week because of the Down syndrome and Wywal remembers visiting with countless specialists, who bombarded her with information. “There were speech specialists and this specialist and that specialist, and they all said she would have a severe language delay,” Wywal said. The first day she brought seven-day-old Elora home, the exhausted …

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More Birds!

Hey all!  Guess what?  The Signing Time Foundation has a Twitter account now.  Please follow us to share pictures of concerts, highlights of talks you’ve seen Rachel give, and keep tabs on our latest doings.

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