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Caught on video: First Lady Michelle Obama signing!

Recently, President Barack Obama was caught on video signing with a Deaf supporter. (See video here.) It turns out that First Lady Michelle Obama knows some sign language, too! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbOHNayempk&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] Not only can the First Lady sign, she can apparently do more push ups than Ellen! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ww9aXrq90&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]

President Obama converses with Deaf student – in sign language!

President Obama caught on video using ASL!  As reported in Distriction Stephon stood just a few feet away from Barack Obama. The president, busy shaking hands, looked right at him. “It was like he was waiting for me to say something,” he said later. So the 26-year-old Prince George’s Community College student took his cue and spoke to President Obama in his first language: American Sign Language. “I am proud of you,” Stephon signed. The president, almost involuntary, instinctively, immediately signed back, “Thank you.” Another deaf student then signed to the president, “I love you.” The president smiled back at her and …

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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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Check Out Associate Director Abbey Cook’s Media Feature

Published by MortonTimesNew.com on Feb. 28, 2012 Sign language story time at Eli’s Abbey Cook, with Communication Junction, teaches children sign language through stories and songs at 10 a.m. the last Monday of the month. Eli’s owner Katie VandenBerg asks for a $1 donation for children 6 months and older. Cook has been teaching the class for about six months. View Photos Now

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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New White Paper Sums Up Three Decades of Signing Research

A note from Rachel Coleman and Emilie de Azevedo Brown, co-creators of Signing Time and Two Little Hands Productions, the company that commissioned this white paper. “Until now, if you wanted to get an objective summary of the academic research on signing with babies and children that has been conducted over the past three decades, you would have had to pull together findings from a wide array of disparate and sometimes obscure sources. Now, thanks to Dr. Claire Vallotton, a trusted authority and leading researcher on this topic, you now have access to a comprehensive reference list of 68 studies …

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Crocodiles and Goodbyes… and Going Back!

The Crocodile (Wow, I can’t believe I never posted this… as we are getting ready for our 2012 trip, I noticed this draft, hanging out unpublished- so here’s the wrap up from 2008 and some info about our trip in January 2012!) Shortly after arriving at the cottage, Deb and I started packing. We would be up before everyone tomorrow morning.  The rest of the group would leave the following day. We were leaving a day early so that I would have the chance to meet the first group of Baby Signing Time signers. I had purchased a large crocodile in Aburi …

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Social Media Superstar

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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Staff Spotlight: Meet Mike Lyman

Signing Time Staff Spotlight Meet Mike Lyman, the Vice President of Business Development for Two Little Hands Productions.   Mike’s background is in teaching, training and marketing, and he is the driving force behind product development, marketing, and business development for  Signing Time. He recently returned from Sydney, Australia, where he spoke at the Online Retailer and Expo Conference.   Mike is married to his sweetheart, Carrie, and together they have five children – all girls.   In the summertime, Mike commutes to the office on a motorcycle. One morning before work, he found that his tires had been colored …

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

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.

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