Learn Sign Language

Have you ever thought what it would be like to have a secret language that you could communicate with other but one that was silent? Or thought about what you would do if you suddenly woke up one day and couldn't hear? how would you communicate with your family? your friends? your teachers?

Well, why not learn BSL or British Sign Language. It will also mean that you can communicate with people who use it to 'talk' as well as being a really useful skill to add to your CV in the future, makes you are really good person to employ.

Instructions:

Here are some useful videos that can help you with learning British Sign Language:

Alternatively, sign up to the course here which is currently free or if you can look at this one which has a small donation connected to it.

@BritishSignBSL release a new image daily to continue learning, and many of these can be found on pintrest.

Alphabet

Greetings

Family

Colours

Days of the Week

Numbers 1-20

Sports

Weather

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How you can support your child

Video yourself signing: "We are OGAT family" using sign language and submit your entry on the form found in the navigation bar titled "Tell us about it." You can also tweet us and tag @OGATrust on twitter, don't forget tagging your academy twitter account as well!

This skill takes A LOT of practice. Let them show you what they have learnt. Come up with some short phrases to help them practice.