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Signing Around Town

By Colleen Brunetti, MEd If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably a fan of Signing Time. So you might already know that our video collection covers a huge array of topics and themes. The videos are a perfect way to learn the signs of course, but then what do you do with them? We suggest you take your signing adventure on the road. Below is a sampling from some of our videos, with great locations to practice the signs in each. Click on the video name for a preview! Volume 6: My Favorite Things: This DVD teaches colors and some …

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These are a Few of My Favorite Things: Online Teaching Resources

By Colleen Brunetti, MEd Fall is fast approaching, and with it comes back to school planning and, for those of us who had a quiet summer with teaching signing classes, a chance to power up and make this our best season so far. There are almost limitless resources for teaching out there. The SigningTime Academy has provided us with three great ones to start: The Instructor’s Manual, The Classroom Edition, and The Preschool and Childcare Program (PCP).  If you are a part of the Signing Time Academy, you get the Instructor’s Manual when you sign on. The Classroom Edition comes …

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Signing our way back to school! “We Are Going To Be Friends”

Level 1 ASL Students at Bingham High School in Utah made this fun back-to-school video that features the song “We are Going to be Friends” by the White Stripes. Watch it here. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C53G7Xixra4&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] Among this group of students is Kylie, who is a featured signer in Signing Time Vol. 7, 8 and 9 DVDs!  It’s nice to see how Kylie’s love of signing has continued as she’s grown. Kylie’s class was inspired by a similar video from DPAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network.  Watch it here. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbLz9-riRGM&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] Are you a teacher who loves using sign language to enhance …

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Talk to Rachel about becoming a Signing Time Instructor

Become a Signing Time Academy Instructor! Come and talk with Signing Time co-founder Rachel Coleman and the Signing Time Academy Recruiting Specialist, Gwen Cox about becoming a Signing Time Academy Instructor. In this call, you’ll learn about: what Signing Time Academy Instructors do how to become a certified Instructor three ways to earn income for your family what training and personal support you will receive Wednesday, July 25 2:30 – 3:30 (mountain time) Attend the call and receive the Signing Time Parent Success Guide ebook! This event is free and open to the public. Register now!

ASL Fight Club

  Bree Blum, a Master Signing Time Academy Instructor, was recently featured in this news article! Nobody talks at ASL Fight Club, a sign-language immersion course By Chris Ramirez, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, April 6, 2012 Bree Blum, 29, wants to work with her hands one day. Born able to hear, Blum learned American sign language at an early age so she could communicate with her older sister, Kristin, who has cerebral palsy. She wants to learn it well enough to eventually teach deaf children, so she’s made herself a fixture at a monthly sign-language immersion course in Edgewood. Organizers call it …

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ASL Comedian Keith Wann Interviews Rachel

ASL comedian Keith Wann recently interviewed Emmy-nominated host of Signing Time, Rachel Coleman on his live internet radio show Cultural Bridges. Listen to clips from the show. Signing Time Beginnings My Life Before Signing Time Why We Created Signing Time I Wasn’t Supposed to Host the Show! Deaf Community’s Response to Signing Time Fighting Misconceptions: Signing is for ALL Kids Parenting Experiences Lessons in Being Hearing Parents of a Deaf Child Getting ASL for Leah in School ASL vs. Signed Exact English ASL vs Speech: Speech is a Skill Changing the School’s Expectations What I Do Now  Signing Time Foundation High Points of …

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Sign of the Week – Potty

It’s Tuesday… here’s your sign of the week! This Week’s Featured Sign: Potty Watch the Video (Click the Image Below to Play) Free QuickTime Player required [powerpress url=”http://c1900242.r42.cf0.rackcdn.com/potty.mp4″ 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 Potty Time Sing, sign and dance your way through potty training with Emmy-nominated host Rachel Coleman. This playful and positive approach supports any potty training method you choose. Buy Now Baby Signing Time Vol. 1 – It’s Baby Signing Time Baby’s first step into signing! …

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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]

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