A sign for change: learning how to talk to a deaf child

[Francis Hult]

The Guardian



A sign for change: learning how to talk to a deaf child



Learning British Sign Language (BSL) has been a journey into another culture for the Freeman family, and one that hasn't always been easy since Jasmine's diagnosis of profound deafness at the age of 12 months.



The diagnosis prompted a number of questions, including how would Esther and her husband Peter communicate with their daughter? And how could they teach her a language they didn't know themselves?

Full story:
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/06/learning-to-sign-for-my-child
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