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Signing Time! Series Two Volume 1: Nice to Meet You

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We have all of the DVDs in Signing Time "Series 1," and I was curious as to why this release was listed under "Series 2" instead of just being "Volume 14." Then I saw that there were actual phrases/sentences in this DVD, including the title, "Nice to meet you," as well as, "What's your name?"/ "My name is," and, "How are you?" / "I'm fine." (FYI in the special features, the worst off you can be is okay - I guess no one is doing badly in the Signing Time world LOL.) So I thought to myself, "Oh, that's why this is 'Series 2' -- it's the next step. We'll learn phrases and sentences instead of just single words from here on out. Makes sense!" However, I've now seen a couple of the other DVDs (Happy Birthday to You and My Favorite Sports) from 'Series 2," and thus far, this volume, "Nice to Meet You" is the only one with phrases/sentences. The others are just a bunch of single words again, which I found disappointing.

I guess the reasons that this is now "Series 2" are because of 1) the production value and 2) the use of one song for all new words. As for point 1) Alex and Leah aren't acting in front of a green screen and interacting exclusively with cartoons. Now there's a real set with real, physical objects that they use in their little "skits." Rachel's background is also different, although she's still basically in front of a green screen. This aspect of "Series 2" is a nice improvement.

As for point 2, in "series 1" DVDs there were usually 3 songs that split up the three different topics/acts typically included in each DVD, and the 3 songs incorporated the words from each topic/act. In "series 2" there is one song. The DVD is still broken up into 3 acts, but instead of a new song with each batch of words, the words are put into a new "verse" of the same song. At the end of the DVD, Rachel sings the entire song with all of the verses. For me, I don't like this as much. The song becomes extremely repetitive. While I really enjoyed a lot of the songs from "series 1" (and therefore bought the CDs), I have yet to want to hear any of the "series 2" songs outside of watching the DVD.

All of that being said, I love Signing Time. There is simply no other series out there like it. As of the writing of this review, there are now 20 volumes between series 1 and 2 (plus 2 other practice DVDs) which provides and immense amount of signs. My two kids have learned so much from this series that there isn't enough room for me to write about it here. Even though Series 2 isn't all that I had hoped it would be, Signing Time is still - hands down - the best signing series out there.

I love this series! This volume in particular, Nice To Meet You, was lots of fun to watch. I'm a junior in college and have taken two years of American Sign Language. I learned signs in this volume that weren't taught until my second year of ASL! My boyfriend's 7 year old brother had a great time singing and dancing along with Rachel and the rest of the gang. His favorite part was the ABC song. I'd recommend this series to any other college student or family who is interested in learning American Sign Language! We love Signing Time!

I have two autistic twin boys who are four years old and they have not began to speak yet. Both boys were very taken by the videos and loved them instantly. My oldest twin is now starting to speak and says words and phrases that he hears on the videos. My other twin is starting to pick up some of the signs slowly but i know he will get there eventually. These videos are awesome and I recommend these to not only people with children who are hearing impaired but for any young child whether they have a learning disability or not. I even learned a lot of signs within the first few minutes of these DVDs.

We have at least 10 of the Signing Time DVDs, and we recently moved into Series 2. We have a 2 1/2 year old, and these signing DVDs are her favorites. We've found the "nice to meet you" volume particularly fun and practical. Our daughter likes to show the signs to everyone she meets. I cannot recommend the Signing Time DVDs as a whole strongly enough! Our daughter is great at expressing herself and communicating with people. I think we have less problems with the "terrible twos" because she's able to use her sign language when she doesn't have the words.

This series is informative, educational and fun. My 2 year old loves it and it is the old TV he's allowed to watch. The songs are catchy and along with teaching sign language, Rachel squeezes in some basic math and spelling. Mom and Dad love the show too and are so inspired by Rachel and her family.

We're big fans of every show we've seen in the series and this DVD is no exception.

My only complaint is that the price is higher than what I think a 30 min show should be. We'd love to collect the whole library but instead we're picking up a video here and there because of the cost. There are a lot of extras which makes me feel a little better about it.

We were first introdiced to Signing Time! DVDs by our pediatric speech and hearing therapist - an added selling point to me was that the therapist doesn't sell them - she just recommends them to those needing to learn sign language with young children, so that they can communicate.

We started with the first three DVDs and board books in series 1 and got hooked right away! My son learned to communicate very basic wants and needs during that first week, and what a difference in his confidence and communication skilss!!!

Over the months, we have added more Signing Time! DVDs - I'm loving the season 2 series - vol. 1 of season 2 starts introducing *conversational* signing more than just single word signs - things like "what is your name?", "my name is...", "nice to meet you", "how are you?", "see you later", among others - there are some single words as well, of course, but taught in a way that not only builds the child's vocabulary, but their communication skills at the same time!

I can't recommend Signing Time! highly enough - this has made all the difference for my son, as we work to improve his speech - the signs he knows, he can sign while trying to say the word - his success is greater because we can understand his sign, even if we can't understand his word - so we know what he is trying to SAY, and we can help correct his pronunciation until he learns to say it correctly. This has helped with language delays and the learning process SO much!

It has also been great fun for my older children who do not have difficulty with speech and hearing issues - they love learning to sign, and make a game of trying to sign as they speak. We're all still learning - and have much to learn still - but this makes it easy and FUN!

Nice to Meet You!!!!! We are so excited that we can use phrases now. My kids have been asking everyone What's your name? and we love to respond with My name is.... This volume is a must for your Signing Time! library. Once again Rachel and friends have created a terrific product. Thanks ST! and See you later!!!!

Our family is so excited to have Series Two in our house. Nice to Meet You was the first one we watched and each of us loves it! We have had so much fun learning all the phrases. My oldest is now 7 and has grown up with Signing Time, he likes using the signs from Series One and making them into sentences with these new phrases! They love teaching the new signs to their friends! Thank you! Thank you Signing Time!