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What is Rachel and the TreeSchoolers?

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What is Rachel & the TreeSchoolers? Rachel & the TreeSchoolers incorporates the best elements of Schoolhouse Rock, Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street to deliver a well-rounded preschool science curriculum for ages 2-6. This Science Learning System: Lets your child go to preschool with Rachel from Signing Time! Actively engages children in learning Teaches values like kindness, teamwork, and sharing Today’s children’s programming is light on education, heavy on advertising. Unfortunately, selling trumps teaching. Did you know that only 1 in 8 kid’s educational programs meet high-quality standards and only 1 in 4 were classified as minimally educational? Advertisers spend $12 billion …

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That Moment – Celebrating 10 Years of the Academy

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by Carissa Martos, Master Signing Time Academy Instructor, Teacher of the Deaf and Interpreter The smallest of things can change your life. In 2009, a friend sent me a single Signing Time DVD, for my then one-year-old son. He’d had two neurosurgeries and the prognosis surrounding speech wasn’t good. We’d discussed signing with him, but I admit I had no idea where to start. The little I’d tried hadn’t worked, and I was feeling dejected. As we moved into our new home, I popped the DVD into the TV upstairs, closed the baby gate, and started hauling in furniture. Later …

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Celebrating 10 Years – Signing Time Academy

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In 2009 Rachel Coleman and Emilie Brown created the Signing Time Academy to bring American Sign Language to communities around the world as the educational division of Two Little Hands Productions. Our mission is to bring the benefits of ASL and active learning to children of all abilities through Certified Instructors who offer classes, products, and personal support to parents and teachers in their communities. Our Instructors come from all walks of life that bring their own expertise to their community with parent workshops, baby sign language classes, teacher training, home parties, and free presentations. Find an Instructor Near You! Rachel shared …

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Baby Sign Language May Enhance Memory

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One of the many cognitive benefits to your child after starting early communication with baby sign language is an enhanced memory. Research has found that associating signs and actions with words help the brain to retain a stronger memory. For example, when a child learns a word in conjunction with a sign, they are more likely to remember and understand the meaning of the word. When babies learn to sign before they even hit a year of age, they start learning to remember the actions to communicate. This helps children remember words because there is a muscle memory involved. (Teaching Sign …

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Baby Sign Language May Increase Their IQ

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Early exposure to learning that comes with baby sign language may lead to a higher IQ for your child. Baby sign language helps children and parents to quickly move past the frustration and fits of miscommunication and can help them move onto developing words and phrases sooner. Learning to sign can increase your child’s ability to learn and grow both now and in the future. It has been shown that the cognitive benefits of baby sign language can include earlier reading, a larger reading, and speaking vocabulary, better performance in school, and a higher IQ. From birth, start with signs …

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Baby Sign Language Is a Fun Way To Learn

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Help your little one to develop a love of learning early on as you learn baby sign language with them. Have fun with signing as you incorporate interactive games and songs to educate your child and bond with them. Making learning fun early on can encourage a love of learning later. There are many games to play in sign that will not only help your baby to learn sign but also entertain them for hours on end. This form of entertainment will be one of the most beneficial ways to spend time with your baby as they learn and grow. …

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Baby Sign Language Can Increase Vocabulary

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The benefits to baby sign language are innumerable—among them is the ability to build a larger vocabulary for your child early on in his or her life. Your child’s early development can speed up their comprehension and lead them to learning speech and reading. Studies have shown that by age two, children who have learned baby sign language already have a larger vocabulary than those who have not. Verbal Development There has been concern that learning to sign before learning to speak can slow verbal development, but it actually has the opposite effect. A study done by the National Institute …

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Baby Sign Language May Increase Your Bond

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One of the many benefits of baby sign language is the increased bond becomes possible between you and your child. How does signing with your baby increase your bond? There are many ways! Today we’re discussing just a few. Using baby sign language will help you to communicate and give you the opportunity to spend more time together—beneficial time forging your bond and learning a new skill together. Bridging the Communication Gap Any thriving relationship needs some level of communication. Good communication leads to a good relationship. However, communicating can be difficult with a baby, and lack of communication can …

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Easy Christmas Crafts for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Elementary Children

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Ready to get creative this holiday season? Here at Two Little Hands, we love to be creative! The new Rachel & Me show features kids making crafts, singing and signing – and can be found on MySigningTime.com. Crafting with children can be fun, creative, messy, and stressful. Preparing your workspace ahead of time can help make it a positive experience for you and your child. Here are 5 tips to help you get ready to craft with your children. Using a plastic tablecloth from the dollar store is a life-saver when it comes time to clean up. You may want two; …

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Baby Sign Language May Increase Their Self Esteem

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The communication pattern that is established early on in your relationship with your child when you learn baby sign language leads to a self-esteem boost for both you and your little one. When we are better able to express ourselves and communicate, we are better able to connect. The value of early communication and the self-esteem boost it leads to is invaluable. Communicating with ease will boost your baby’s confidence. Learning to use baby sign language at a young age will help your child to communicate more effectively. When your little one is better able to communicate their wants and …

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