Rachel Coleman of Signing Time LIVE in Boise!

Countless families in the Treasure Valley have been touched by Signing Time, the hit PBS show that introduced American Sign Language to children across the Nation. Now, for the first time ever, Treasure Valley families will be able to attend a LIVE Signing Time Concert with Rachel Coleman (star and co-creator of Signing Time).

Treasure Valley Family Signing, in association with the Signing Time Academy is proud to announce that Emmy-nominated Rachel Coleman, host of Signing Time, will be performing for children and families in the Treasure Valley this fall. The Signing Time Foundation Community Event on September 2, 2011 will be held at Summit Church at 10375 W Overland Rd, Boise, ID 83709. Tickets are limited and are on sale NOW at www.SIgningtimefoundation.org/boise. The event will be interpreted in American Sign Language for our Deaf and Hard-of Hearing patrons.

Coleman, who co-created Signing Time as a means to teach children of all abilities how to communicate using American Sign Language (ASL), has seen firsthand the miracles that can come from using sign language. As the mother of a daughter who is deaf, and another who has cerebral palsy and spina bifida, Coleman has spent the last few years making sign language fun and accessible for all children through the Signing Time series. Whether used by a pre-verbal infant, a non-verbal child with disabilities, or a family who simply wants to learn ASL as a second language, Signing Time reaches children with diverse learning styles and encourages interaction through signing, singing, speaking and moving.

This event is only made possible through ticket sales, company sponsors and individual donors. We need your help. Also essential are the volunteers who will be giving their time and energy. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Signing Time Foundation. Donations made online or at the concert will also benefit the Signing Time Foundation, and will be tax-deductible. For more information or to donate, please contact Krissy Fulton at krissy@signingtimeacademy.com

For the past seven years, Signing Time has been dedicated to proving the benefits and positive impact of sign language on children of all abilities. While some people may regard sign language as something only for the Deaf community, thousands of parents are seeing that all children can accelerate their language and reading development through the unique blend of sign language, written word, song and video modeling used in Signing Time.

As Treasure Valley Family Signing, (in association with the Signing Time Academy) Krissy Fulton and her family offer Classes with American Sign Language Vocabulary utilizing the catchy tunes, fun tools, and memorable characters from the PBS Award Winning Show "Signing Time". Treasure Valley Family Signing is now offering classes on Monday at the New Indoor Play Place called "Just Kid'N Around".

About the Signing Time Foundation:

Signing Time was developed based on her personal experiences. Rachel has seen firsthand the benefits of signing with ALL children, not only for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, and is committed to making ASL easily accessible to all families through the Signing Time series. The Signing Time Foundation (a 501 (c)(3) non-profit) is dedicated to making sign language fun and accessible to all children, creating a world in which all children can express themselves and be understood. For more information, please visit http://www.signingtimefoundation.org/.