Interpreters

Signing Club???

Last Monday, I started a Sign Language Club for the second grade (this encourages communication with all students), I hung up a sign-up sheet for all students who were interested...I couldn't believe the response, almost all the second grade signed up for the club!!! My original idea was to meet 2 times a week with a group of 20-30 students, but I had to come up with a more creative idea when 82 students wanted to learn. So now on Tuesday I have a group of 28 students, on Wednesday I have a group of 33 students and then on Thursday I have a group of 19 students. We are practicing, our ABC's and finger spelling our names...This is our second week and the students are working so hard!! They have learned how to finger spell their names and sign the simple sentences, "What is your name?' and "My name is______." I really got excited when one of the students in the sign class went to a hearing impaired student and signed these sentences and the hearing impaired student signed his/her name back...there are no words to describe the AWE of it all!!! I LOVE SCHOOL!