ANNE MEEKER MILLER, Ph.D, is the founder of the Love Language program. Through her writing and workshops, she shares information about the benefits of music, sign language, and play for infants and toddlers and gives easy and practical strategies for integrating all three into the daily lives of families.

Anne is a music therapist for the early childhood special education program of the Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kansas. Her preschool students were the inspiration for her work with sign language and music. Anne observed the positive impact song and sign had on the language skills of her students, and she wanted to have an even earlier influence in the lives of children when language is first acquired.

Anne has taught music to students from preschool through college levels. She received the Excellence in Teaching award given by the Learning Exchange, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and the Kansas City Star. She was a commission member of the House-wright Symposium on the Future of Music Education sponsored by the Music Educators National Conference.

She is the author of Baby Sing and Sign: Communicate Early with Your Baby-Learning Signs the Fun Way with Music and Play (Marlowe & Company, 2006) and Toddler Sing and Sign-Improve Your Child’s Vocabulary and Verbal Skills the Fun Way through Music and Play (Marlowe & Company, 2007). Both of her music CDs for children won NAPPA and Parent’s Choice Honors awards. She loves performing and has joined the band Konza Swamp for several concerts in the Kansas City area.

Anne lives in Olathe, Kansas, where she enjoys spending time with her husband, three sons-Greg, Kevin, and Andy-and their wheaten terrier. Her hobbies include laundry and carpooling.

Jennifer was a special education preschool teacher for ten years with the Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kansas where she worked with typically developing young children and children with special needs. While in Blue Valley, she received the Fox 4 News Crystal Apple Award and the Excellence in Education Award for her teaching contributions.  She was a valued mentor to new teachers and student teachers alike.  Jennifer also played a key role in the development and implementation of Early Learning Standards for the district and was asked to serve on the State of Kansas Standards Development Committee to assist in the development of Kansas Early Learning Guidelines. 

She co-owns Sing & Sign Resources LLC, manages the licensure programming, and teaches classes at two major medical centers in the Kansas City area.

Jennifer attended the University of Kansas for both her undergraduate and graduate studies.  She has a bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology and dual master’s degrees in Early Childhood Special Education and Deaf Education.  Throughout her teaching experiences, Jennifer has consistently used sign language, music, and movement to enhance communication and learning. She is continuing that mission through her Baby Sing and Sign® teaching and training .

Jennifer lives in Leawood, Kansas, with her husband, Aaron; toddler, Maizie and miniature dachshund, Izzy.