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Sign language + story time = More fun and learning!

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by Lane Rebelo, LCSW, Master Signing Time Instructor In communities across America, story time is a favorite activity at libraries, child care centers and preschools for good reason. Children enjoy stories that seem to jump off the pages of the book thanks to engaging extras like songs & rhymes, puppets, props, related crafts, or simply an animated storyteller who entrances the children with every word. Story times that incorporate American Sign Language can introduce families with young ones to a hands-on second language and add an appealing new twist, making story time even more fun, educational, and engaging. Why Story …

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Signing Time was Olivia’s Motivation

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We received this inspiring letter from a mom recently and had to share it with you! Olivia has a rare genetic disorder, partial trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) & partial trisomy 10. Through a series of medical misdiagnoses when she was a tiny baby, she ended up dependent on a feeding tube. Until early this year when we attended a feeding clinic in Baltimore, she had not taken any nutrition by mouth since she was 3 months old! After surgery in June 2005 for reflux (Nissen fundoplication) and g-tube placement, she stopped eating. After exhausting every therapy available in Denver and …

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Social Media Superstar

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Master Signing Time Academy Instructor and  San Diego Examiner Baby Sign Language Expert Joann Woolley uses her blog, twitter and facebook to promote her business Sign4Baby and her Signing Time Academy classes. Joann presented “Success with Social Media” at the 2011 Signing Time Academy Conference and hopes to inspire other Instructors to use social media to promote their classes. Recently Joann had 4 Articles featured on the Dr. Greene website and she has given us permission to share them with you. Nourishment doesn’t only come in the form of food Water Play is the easy way! Feelings: Does my baby …

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Become an Instructor and save 20% on your Start-Up Kit

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We are wrapping up 2011 with an 11-day promotion! Become a Signing Time Academy Instructor before Oct. 23and save 20% on your Start-Up Kit. Love what you do As an Instructor, you can earn extra income for your family by offering classes that parents love and products their children love. You keep 100% of the income from class tuition and with your huge wholesale discount, you can earn even more through product sales. All businesses require start-up costs, but you’ll be happy to know that many of our Instructors earn back the cost of the Start-Up Kit in their first …

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Keeping up with Rachel – Check Out Some of the 2011 Events

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Signing Time Academy Instructors, Down Syndrome groups, and other individuals and groups host Rachel for engaging concerts and inspiring, life-changing presentations. Here are some highlights of the places Rachel has been so far in 2011. Click here to see Rachel’s complete Photo Album. Or click on the individual photo to see the complete photo album for that event.

ASL leads to talking miracle for child with Down syndrome

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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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Rachel Live in Edmonton, Canada!

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Master Signing Time Academy Instructor, has teamed up with the Signing Time Foundation to present Emmy Nominated Rachel Coleman live in Emonton! When: September 18, 2011 2:30 pm (Seating begins at 1:00 pm) Where: Royal Alberta Museum 12845 102 Avenue Northwest Edmonton, AB T5N 0M6, Canada Website: www.signingtimefoundation.org/edmonton Tickets: Children $10/VIP $20 Adult (13+) $15/VIP $30 BUY NOW Regular Tickets available in advance or at the door. VIP tickets must be purchased in advance. Additional Information: General Admission Seating ticket sales start at 2:00 pm. VIP tickets are limited and on a first come, first serve basis. VIP tickets provide …

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