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Rachel Coleman
Message from Rachel: Help me reach 100,000 families!
Hi! This is Rachel Coleman, host of Signing Time. We receive letters and emails every day from fans like you, who tell us how Signing Time has changed your life. We laugh, cry, and celebrate with you. You may already know that Signing Time helps children communicate before they can talk, and that it improves spelling and literacy skills. You may have already seen how the positive messages in Signing Time can increase self-esteem and strengthen family bonds. But there are SO many families out there who have not yet experienced the amazing benefits of Signing Time. With your help, …
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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 …
Signing Time Foundation Events: Creating a World of Understanding
The Signing Time Foundation partners with organizations, schools, agencies, conferences, and Buddy Walks across the country to create community outreach experiences like no other. The mission of our Signing Time Community concerts and events is: Include, Inspire & Empower! Our community concerts with Rachel Coleman are fully-inclusive events that are designed to let every child of every ability fully participate and enjoy the experience. Typically developing children as well as those with autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, speech delays, verbal apraxia, or physical disabilities will find a place “where friends can meet and find we’re not so different after all.” …
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Rachel on the Radio: The Story Behind Potty Time
Rachel Coleman was interviewed recently on www.TheCityFM.com in Las Vegas, Nevada about the new Potty Time program, her recent humanitarian trip to Ghana, and more. Listen to the interview and find out: Why parents asked Rachel to make Potty Time What happened that made Rachel finally create Potty Time! How Rachel and Emilie made Potty Time different from other programs How Rachel and Emilie’s mom influenced their potty training philosophy What songs Rachel couldn’t write – and who finally did! What new Potty Time product Rachel leaked (she wasn’t supposed to tell!) What Rachel and the Signing Time Foundation went to Ghana to do And much …
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Ryan will do what Ryan will do!
Making a Difference: Stories from Signing Time Families We’d like to share this testimonial that Susan L. posted at www.signingtime.com recently. Warning: Get your tissue out. This is one seriously inspiring story. When we adopted Ryan from Russia he was almost 2 years old and was unable to speak. Right away we got him involved in all kinds of program for developmentally delayed children. After a year of receiving speech, occupational therapy, and being in a developmental preschool, he had made some progress, but still wasn’t able to form any words. I made the decision to quit my job to …
Rachel Coleman and Signing Time featured in Investors.com article
Sign-Language Whiz Rachel Coleman Inspires Children By LISA SCHMEISER, FOR INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 02/08/2012 01:23 PM ET Go to full article Rachel Coleman’s Two Little Hands produces “Signing Time” TV shows on PBS and Nick Jr., plus makes DVDs, board books and flashcards. When Rachel Coleman’s daughter Leah was a baby, the singer-songwriter was writing music, performing with her band We the Living, and shrugging at the good luck of having a baby who could sleep through band rehearsals. It wasn’t the best fortune after all. By early 1998, when Leah was 14 months old, Coleman learned that …
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SuperBaby! Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years
Dr. Jenn Berman, award-winning columnist, professional therapist, and mother of twins, shares simple tips, tools and techniques for encouraging your child’s optimal development in her new book, SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years. We really like this book (and we like that Rachel is quoted in it, too) – so we are sharing a review of it here. Save on SuperBaby when you purchase the Baby Sign Language Starter Kit!
Rachel made these quilts – and you can bid on them!
When Rachel returned from Ghana in 2008, she brought home some beautiful fabrics from different cities in Ghana: Accra (the capital), Mampong (where the School for the Deaf is located), and Aburi. Rachel used the fabrics to create three beautiful quilts, which are being auctioned on eBay to help support Signing Time Foundation’s Operation Ghana 2012 with Signs of Hope International. The funds will be used to help deaf children in Ghana attend the School for the Deaf where they can learn sign language. The quilt auction ends on January 12th. Bid now! ———————————————- 1/17/2012 Rachel’s quilts received a total of …
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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 …