KS1 Assembly pictures

  https://www.today.com/parents/s-n-t-adorable-girl-signs-kindergarten-holiday-concert-deaf-2D11729731 The photo shows Claire, 5 years old and from Florida, USA, signing her Christmas concert for her deaf parents. The video, which is in the link above, went viral. Claire is very enthusiastic and used animated facial expressions to make sure her parents understand all the words. Claire’s mum commented, “She is  full of personality; that’s the Claire we know.” Both Claire’s mum and dad were born deaf and they have two children who can hear. Claire and her sister Charlotte have used sign language since birth as well as learning to speak. Mum says sign language is the first language in their home. “We don’t use our daughter as an interpreter, but if there was something we missed, she would likely relay it to us. Claire used sign language in the play because she was considerate of us and wanted us to understand the lyrics to the song. She was signing to her parents, looking right in to my i

  https://scoop.upworthy.com/school-teaches-all-its-student-sign-language-to-communicate-with-deaf-cafeteria-worker-wholesome?fbclid=IwAR0yRXm04RXfvAxfk0tHUVlH6OJrRhraEMnJMagFKpO4ueprrcJWhOVdV14 Leisa Duckwall works in the cafeteria in Nansemond Parkway Elementary school in Virginia, USA. She has worked there for four years serving food to students and in those four years, no students have ever communicated with her, other then to point at food.  Why do you think this is? Leisa is deaf and no one at the school has take the time to learn sign language, so in four years no-one has ever communicated a "good morning" or a "thank you" to her as she serves food.  Everything changed when one of the teachers, who knows sign language, struck up a casual conversation with Leisa while wating for her class to be served. Kari Maskelony has friends who are deaf and she knows how to communicate. She says, "I noticed that all the kids realised Ms Duckwall couldn't hear the