Archive for January 2009
Sign language enriches learning for hearing children
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: January 31, 2009
Scranton, Pa. — Teaching sign language to hearing young children can improve their early communications with their parents and later boost the children’s learning of language, says a Penn State researcher.
“When you see babies, you can see them experiment with their hands. They move them about, they touch their hands together, they try to reach [...]
Sign To Read-NEW Summer 2009
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: January 25, 2009
Following on the heels of our successful “Sign &Sing” program,
we are launching this summer, a reading program using sign language as a vehicle to support reading skills.
Class details to follow.
Below is an article supporting the research on Dr Laura Felzer’s innovative reading program.
RESEARCH ON HOW SIGNING HELPS HEARING CHILDREN LEARN TO READ
SUMMARIZED BY LAURA [...]
The Joy of Kindermusik
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: January 20, 2009
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I just love this video.
Many thanks to fellow educators for providing such a wonderful melange of activities/music to introduce all
to the joys of Kindermusik!
more about “The Joy of Kindermusik“, posted with vodpod
Class Activities/Recommended Reading
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: January 19, 2009
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WHAT ARE WE LEARNING IN CLASS?
Language and Movement: Pairing language with movement sets the stage for cognitive and kinesthetic learning. The right hemisphere of the brain is our emotional side where much of our creativity is channeled. The left hemisphere organizes logical skills, such as language. WHen children are engaged in movements determined by the [...]
Why Massage/Touch Is Part Of Kindermusik
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: January 8, 2009
Many parents, new mothers in particular, are new to the world of massage. Each of our classes include some form
of ‘intentional touch’; be it rocking, or massage, or dance. This article re-enforces why Kindermusik is so beneficial
for your child.
Research Shows Clinical Benefits Of Massage For Infants And Children
NEW ORLEANS, LA — November 3, 1997 — [...]
Raise Your Voice
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: January 6, 2009
In times of strife and sorrow, one constantly hears the din of anger and argument. The factions fight one another with a barrage of verbal warfare, each side hoping to drown out the other. It is not the smartest or the most logical whose voice is heard, whose point is taken and heeded, [...]
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Baby and Toddler Songs
- This Old Man - Baby Genius: Favorite Nursery Rhymes August 6, 1999This Old Man - Baby Genius: Favorite Nursery Rhymes
North Jersey Parenting Guidance
- What Oprah didn't ask Sarah Palin: Can a working mother really go rogue? November 16, 2009When Sarah Palin ran for vice-president last year, I thought maybe we were going to learn something about how a woman in her prime can juggle young kids and a career. But in "Going Rogue,'' her new book, we learn that maybe she took a few short cuts.Lee Lusardi Connor
- Disney's Christmas Carol: Too scary for little kids November 16, 2009When we took my four-year-old son to see Disney's "A Christmas Carol,'' we expected a heartwarming classic. We were wrong.Corine Ingrassia
- Aging parents and surgery: Helpful tips November 16, 2009I just got home from being with my mom for a few days - she had a vitrectomy this weekend. I know what you are thinking. You are thinking that only men have those. That's a different procedure that starts with a V. This is eye surgery. An amazing procedure to keep your retina from detaching. While we may work to keep my mother detached from some things, […]Joan Garry
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Local North Jersey News
- Former N.J. Sen. Coniglio arrives at Pennsylvania prison November 16, 2009AP Photo/Mike DererFormer N.J. state Sen. Joseph Coniglio leaves the U.S. District courthouse in Newark on April 13, the day closing arguments in Coniglio's corruption trial were concluded. Coniglio, who was found guilty of mail fraud and extortion, arrived at...The Associated Press
- Cops bust sleepy suspect after alleged armed robbery of cab driver in Little Ferry November 16, 2009LITTLE FERRY -- Police pounded on an apartment door here, woke up the occupant and arrested him in connection with an early morning armed robbery of a cab driver, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The report said police arrested...The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
- With 15,000 empty shoes, N.J. communities remember Darfur victims November 16, 2009PARAMUS -- Several north Jersey communities came together Sunday to remember the more than 300,000 people slain in the Darfur region of Sudan, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. A display of 15,000 shoes representing those killed was held at...The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
