Signing Time Series Two Volume 3 Move and Groove

Product Description Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and Rachel Coleman return for a second series of charming animation, delightful songs and children signing that make any time Signing Time! In Series Two, Volume 3: Move and Groove you ll learn all the signs you need to show to get moving and grooving. The signs included are: Dance, Jump, Spin, Walk, Run, March, Bike, Hike, Swim, Shake, Freeze, Kick, Sway, Body DVD special features include: Sign Review a video quick reference for parents, Creator s Commentary, ASL Tips, Alex and Leah Groovin' Freestyle, and more! Created for ages 1 8, yet fun for all! Running Time Approx. 30 Mins., Color, Not Rated (Over 60 Mins. Including special features) About the Actor The creation of Signing Time! was a labor of love, born out of the desire to teach children everywhere how to sign basic words in order to communicate. After all, this is precisely what sisters Rachel de Azevedo Coleman and Emilie de Azevedo Brown spent much of their time doing with their young children. In December of 1996 Leah was born to Rachel and her husband Aaron. At the time, Rachel was writing music and performing with her band. Rachel and Aaron would take young Leah to band practices and concerts, and to their amazement, she was able to sleep in spite of the loud music. When she was fourteen months old, they discovered why: Leah is deaf. She never heard the music. She never heard her mom sing. When I realized my daughter was deaf Rachel admits, I just couldn't find a way to rationalize spending hours working on my music. My priorities changed. I put down my guitar and picked up sign language. She and Aaron immediately started learning American Sign Language (ASL) so they could teach it to Leah. Rachel was astonished to see that within six months, Leah's sign language vocabulary far surpassed the vocabulary of hearing children her same age. Rachel explains, While Leah's little friends could only point at something they wanted, Leah could actually tell us. Because she had learned to use sign language so early, it was not long before she could read written words, even though she was only two years old. Emilie and her husband Derek also started teaching sign language to their infant son Alex, so that he would one day be able to communicate with his cousin Leah. Emilie was thrilled one morning when Alex, then only ten months old, stopped fussing, looked up at her, and made the sign for milk. A few years later, Rachel had a second daughter. Lucy was born 8 weeks premature, with spina bifida and cerebral palsy. Doctors worried that, due to her cerebral palsy, Lucy would never be able to communicate with her deaf sister. In the midst of all of this, Rachel shared an idea with her sister. She wanted to create a video for hearing children that would be captivating, entertaining, and would make sign language accessible to all children. This idea was the spark behind the creation of their production company, Two Little Hands Productions, and the Signing Time DVD Series, now enjoyed by children of all abilities, all around the world.