It is filmed in the United States and was created by sisters Emilie Brown and Rachel Coleman, the latter of whom hosts the series.

is produced and distributed by Two Little Hands Productions,[4] which is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

[8][needs update] In 1996, Rachel Coleman had a child, Liam, who was discovered at 14 months old to have been deaf since birth.

[11] Coleman hosts the show, with her child Liam and nephew Alex also starring to provide support.

In it Alex and Liam, both now in their late teens, return with Rachel to teach viewers the basics of American Sign Language grammar.

Coleman hosts this series as well, though it features Alex and Liam as animated babies rather than their live-action counterparts.

Signing Time began airing on public television stations nationwide in 2006 and went from being relatively unknown to having over 80% national cumulative carriage.

[8][needs update] Other items include printed materials such as board books and flash cards, Signing Time!