1. Aims: Why use sign for learning? How do we incorporate this into our daily practice? How can you support at home?

2. Why sign? The action of the sign, coupled with the spoken word helps children remember new vocabulary and triggers the memory Children learn best when they are actively engaged with the learning They are not just hearing and saying the words but they are doing them as well EAL – effective bridge between home language and new vocabulary in English

3. Sign 4 Learning Unique initiative that uses signs from BSL to support the understanding and use of new vocabulary in hearing children Research data indicates that this increases dramatically when signing is used

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6. How many signs do you already know? A: Zero B: Less than 10 C: 10-20 D: 20-50 E: More than 50

7. How many signs do you already know? Rain Book Coat Hat Come here Drink Eat Stop Brushing my teeth Washing my face House scissors All l gone Compare You Bicycle Cold Piano Be quiet Ice-cream Hungry Hot Telephone Goodbye Hello Love Baby Car Swimming Running Sleep Good Bad Writing Money Big Guitar Duck Rabbit

8. Did you know? People retain/remember…. 10% of what they read 20% of what they hear 30% of what they see 50% of what they hear and see 70% of what they say 90% of what they do

9. Signs for Mathematics Research in the UK has shown that there are many areas of Mathematics which children are under achieving due to lack of vocabulary rather than ability.

10. Signs for Mathematics -Positional language -Describing shape -Addition and subtraction -Problem solving (grouping, sharing, halving, doubling) -Comparative language -Same and different

11. Signs for Mathematics

12. Video 1 – counting Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing?

13. Signs for Mathematics

14. Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing? Video 2 – shape Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing?

15. Signs for Mathematics

16. Video 2 – shape Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing?

17. Signs for Storytelling What do you often do when something exciting has happened to you? Or ….. When you have watched something good, bad or ugly on TV? You tell someone about it! Unfortunately, a lack of English vocabulary is preventing many young children from telling their own stories as they lack the building blocks of narrative. Signing for stories gives them the blocks they need.

18. Signs for Storytelling A child’s inability to tell a story may not be a ‘lack of imagination’ it may be that the child lacks the building blocks of narrative. Story making has to be part of the daily routine – it is as important as phonics. Indeed what is the point of teaching children to blend and segment if they have no stories to tell.

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20. Just right

22. Signs for Storytelling Video – The Magic Porridge Pot Background: Stories with a simple structure key language – signs Story S - map

23. Signs for Storytelling Once upon a time Early one morning But So Luckily Happily ever after The End Unicorn Super hero

24. Signs for Storytelling Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing?

25. Signs for Storytelling Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing?

26. Signs for Feelings and Behaviour By introducing signs for feelings and behaviour, we have given our children a tool that enables them to talk about and understand their feelings, as well as manage their behaviour with increasing independence.

27. Signs for Feelings and Behaviour Research has shown that signing has a powerful and positive impact on children’s behaviour and ability to listen. In comparison, children were more frequently distracted or disruptive where sign language was not used.

29. Video – Max and Millie Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing?

30. Video – Max and Millie

31. Video – Max and Millie Group discussion: What are your thoughts about the impact of the signing?

32. Please and thank you Please and thank you Be gentle and share Be gentle and share Listen and be happy Listen and be happy Well done you Well done you Wait and calm down Wait and calm down Stop and sorry Stop and sorry Try to make a good choice Try to make a good choice Well done you Well done you

34. Q and A Do you have any further questions? Discuss these in your groups. Choose one key question in your group that you would like to ask after this discussion.