Signing Time
Awards
Emmy® Award Nomination
Signing Time T.V. Series
Rachel Coleman, host of Signing Time, was nominated for the "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series," as part of the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards, which recognizes outstanding programming, exceptional performances and overall television excellence.
Parents' Choice
Practice Time: ABCs Level 1
Designed to help parents and caregivers make informed decisions about which products are recommended for children, the Parents' Choice™ Awards is the nation's oldest nonprofit guide to quality children's media and materials for children, including: books, toys, music, magazines, software, video games, television and websites
Dove Foundation Seal of Approval
Baby Signing Time Vols. 1 & 2; Signing Time Series One, Volumes 1-13
In 1991 The Dove Foundation began promoting family-friendly entertainment. Their standards and criteria are based on Judeo/Christian values, free from the pressure of commercial interests. They believe in a positive approach of commending high-quality, wholesome movies rather than condemning filmmakers for not meeting those standards.
Many parents fear that signing will delay or further delay speech. Our experience has been the opposite. If your goal is communication, then signing will meet that communication need much earlier than speech. Rachel Coleman, co-creator of Signing Time said, " When we found out Leah was deaf, many people warned us to be careful with signing. They said, 'If she gets too comfortable signing, she will never speak " Their intentions were good, but they were absolutely wrong. Luckily, we first gave Leah a complete language in signs, only then was she able to take time to work on the skill of labeling those signs through her speech. English is a language. American Sign Language is a language. Spanish is a language. But speech, it is a skill...and Leah is a little chatterbox ?
Q. Will learning signs delay my child's speech?
Extensive Oral expressive and receptive language , as well as American Sign Language (ASL) integrated
throughout the curriculum.
English = Most used language in USA
Spanish = 2nd most used language
in USA
ASL = 3rd most used language
in USA
How can Signing Time help your children?
Would you like to communicate with your child before they can talk?
Do you want to increase your child's reading and language abilities?
Scientific studies suggest that " typical " children who learn to sign:
have higher IQ scores
are better adjusted
read at an earlier age
Many parents observe that by learning to communicate earlier, the "terrible twos" are not so terrible—children can use a sign instead of throwing a tantrum to express their needs.