Rachel Coleman started making the videos to help her family and friends learn sign language so they could communicate with her daughter, Leah, who is deaf. The initial videos were so popular and well received, they continued filming the series and they are now on public television, Netflix, and Nick Jr.
The show has won many awards and Rachel has even received an Emmy nomination from it. The company is even still trying to add to their video library by having a Kickstarter fund to make more videos that will go a step further and will teach complete sentences in sign language.
Personally, these are the DVDs, flash cards and television shows that we even still use on a weekly basis. Rachel is fun, engaging, entertaining and brilliant at what she does. She sings catchy songs that the kids can remember so that they can practice the signs with it. Rachel also has her son and daughter in the videos so the children can connect to someone close to their age. My daughter loves watching them and always walks away learning a handful of new signs.
If you are still hesitant about children learning sign language, watch this video and be prepared to be amazed.
Before you leave to take your kids to the park or put them down for naps, here are two more signs you can quickly learn.
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