A Slice of Smith Life: concert

Last month in August, Rachel Coleman, the founder and creator of Signing Time!, came to my hometown to perform and Coleman's great concert was sponsored by a local autism group.

I don't know if you have heard of Signing Time! before, but all my children love the videos, including Baby Signing Time! My 2 year old loves the videos so much that she was crying when we had to return one of the Baby Signing Time! videos to the library!

All 4 of my children, have learned so many signs with Coleman's fun, entertaining, and educational videos. I'm excited that they are learning sign language and having fun at the same time. No one is deaf in our family and we don't know anyone personally who is deaf, but my children may meet someone one day who depends on sign language for communication. I think these videos will encourage my family to try to communicate with someone through sign language. Learning American Sign Language has many benefits for all children of all ages!

Coleman's story is inspiring and during her performance I was getting choked up as she was tearing up telling her story about her first born, Leah, who was born deaf, but the family didn't know it until after Leah was a year old. You can read more about Rachel Coleman's inspiring story and learn more about her 2 beautiful daughters, Leah and Lucy, here.

Here are some pictures I took during Coleman's performance:

Then after the performance we were one of the first people in line to meet Rachel. It was a great night for all!

While sign language is beneficial for every child, Rachel confesses a more personal goal. She says, "My hope is that everyone will know a little sign, just as most people know a little Spanish - so when your child sees my child at the park, there would be no awkwardness, no communication barrier, just three signs... "Hi ... friend ... play'... that is all it would take to change her world."

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