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BSL 1+2 Language Pack - Google Drive link

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BSL 1+2 Language Pack - Google Drive link

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Lesson 1 – British Sign Language Fingerspelling Alphabet

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Video Describing the Process of Hearing and How it Works _ MED-EL

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The science of hearing - Douglas L. Oliver

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Secondary look - Smile - Chat  Lesson plan

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Getting Elephant's attention | Deaf awareness for the early years

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The Elizabeth Foundation for Preschool Deaf Children - We help deaf preschool children learn to listen and talk

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Teaching resources - The Elizabeth Foundation for Preschool Deaf Children

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Teaching resources on the human ear, deafness and deaf awareness Are you looking for resources to help you teach (or learn) about the human ear, its structure and function, causes of deafness and deaf awareness? If so, you’ve come to the right place! We are pleased to share this set of new teaching resources that

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To help children in the early years understand how to support their deaf peers, we've launched a free series of five videos on our YouTube channel.

These short, fun, and colourful animated videos feature a diverse range of animal characters from our children's book, Elephant and the Lost Blanket.

Complete with subtitles and a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, each video covers a different theme on how children can communicate, support and include their deaf peers.

Watch the videos below!

How to use the videos

The videos are freely available for anyone to watch on our YouTube channel. However, they will be most effective when used by early years practitioners in childcare settings.

Are you an early years practitioner or teacher?

Any nursery, childcare or reception setting can use the videos to give deaf awareness tips to hearing children. They may be useful if your setting has a mixture of deaf and hearing children. However, all children will benefit from learning about deaf awareness, whether or not there are deaf children also in your setting.

You can help by giving additional context to each video. For example, you can pause the videos and ask questions to check understanding. Or you can explain some of the concepts in more detail, like what sign language is.

These videos are great to use at any time, and we hope you will use them multiple times to reinforce learning. It may be especially useful to show the videos during important events like Deaf Awareness Week.

What do you think of the videos?

We'd love to know what you think! Watch the videos and give your feedback by clicking the button below (or going to our online form).

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Videos for early years children | Become more deaf aware

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Videos to help hearing children in the early years understand how to support their deaf peers.

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Signalong - Book of Colours 2 Keywords.mp4

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Signalong provides training and resources to assist those with communication difficulties and English as an additional language.

Signalong is a key word sign-supported communication system based on British sign language and is used in spoken word order. It uses speech, sign, body language, facial expression and voice tone to reference the link between sign and word.

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Signalong provides training and resources to assist those with communication difficulties and English as an additional language. Signalong is a key word sign-supported communication system based on British sign language and is used in spoken word order. It uses speech, sign, body language, facial expression and voice tone to reference the link between sign and word.

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National Deaf Children’s Society: Introduction to Deaf Awareness

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In British Sign Language (BSL), the alphabet is made up of letters formed using both hands. Using the BSL alphabet to spell out words is called fingerspelling.

Fingerspelling is used in BSL to spell out words like the names of places or people. If you're new to sign language, learning to fingerspell is a great first step! Download or order printed copies of our fingerspelling poster and fingerspelling postcards to help you learn.

Although BSL uses both hands, one hand does more work than the other. The hand that 'leads' is called the dominant hand. Left-handed people often prefer to use their left hand as their dominant hand, so they use the left-handed fingerspelling alphabet. It doesn't matter which hand you use, as long as it's consistent. Switching between left- and right-handed fingerspelling is very confusing to watch!

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Videos, posters and postcards to help you learn the British fingerspelling alphabet.

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Scottish Sensory Centre: British Sign Language Glossary of Curriculum Terms A-Z: M

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For everyone who is involved in the education of deaf children, deafblind children and visually impaired children and young people, the young people themselves and their families.

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Cochlear Implant- Deaf Education Self Advocacy Series 6 updated

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Deaf Awareness Week I National Deaf Children’s Society

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Celebrate Deaf Awareness Week (5 to 11 May 2025) with us and help make everyday life more deaf-friendly for children and young people.

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Elephant needs the quiet corner | Deaf awareness for the early years

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Shhh – it's storytime! | Deaf awareness for the early years

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Deaf Awareness Week: How to be an ALLY | Newsround

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BBC One - Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change

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Join Rose on a personal journey into the deaf experience to see if attitudes are changing.

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Magazine for the deaf community highlighting the latest issues.

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Children's drama. A young deaf boy visits his granny and befriends a grumpy neighbour's dog. Together, they show how communication is not always about words.

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Yukee - Series 1: 45. Feels Like Thunder

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TapTap’s sister, TipTop, comes for a visit and amazes Yukee with her drumming skills. She is deaf, yet she drums just as well as TapTap. With TipTop’s help, Yukee learns how to feel the music.

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Many of you may be struggling with your hearing or know someone who is.

According to the National Deaf Children's Society, there are more than 50,000 young people who are deaf or have some hearing problems in the UK today.

But it's something we don't often talk about.
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This week is Deaf Awareness Week. Here's some more information about what being deaf is and how you can support people in your life who have hearing loss.

What does it mean to say someone is deaf?

Deafness is another way to describe hearing loss.

Hearing loss is very common; many people experience hearing loss as they get older.

In fact, did you know that there are some very high-pitched sounds that your parents or grandparents can't hear but that you can?

But as with lots of disabilities, hearing loss can be mild to severe.

This means that some people lose their hearing all together or are even born without being able to hear.

Sadly, some deaf people do have negative experiences at school and with friends that can make them feel isolated.

The good news is that people who experience hearing loss are not alone, and thankfully there are lots of groups and charities in the UK who support people with hearing problems.

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How do people with hearing loss communicate?

Sometimes you may not be able to notice someone is deaf or has hearing loss.

There are lots of ways a person with hearing loss can communicate and understand what you are saying.

For example, lip reading is where you are able to watch the movement of someone's mouth to interpret what they are telling you.

Some people use hearing aids - these are devices that you wear in or around your ear that makes external sounds louder for the wearer.

Radio aids can be used in schools - this is where the teacher wears a microphone which sends an 'amplified' signal of their voice into someone's hearing aid.

Closed captioning - where speech is written and noise is described using text on screen - can be used to follow videos.

What is British Sign Language?

Some people with hearing loss communicate with sign language.

This is where they move their hands in different ways to communicate words, letters and numbers.

Different countries often have their own versions of sign language. In the UK, most sign language users would use British Sign Language.

According to the Royal Association for Deaf people - 87,000 people across the UK who use British Sign Language (BSL) as their main or preferred language.

What can I do to support people with hearing loss?

There are lots of ways to support people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

One of the best things you can do is to make sure they are never excluded.

Deaf people are often excluded from groups and activities because people assume that they will not understand or be able to follow conversation.

Do not cover your mouth

Face someone directly without moving your head too much

Do not tell them that you will "explain it later" or that "it doesn't matter" if they miss a part of the conversation - repeat it for them if you can

Try not to speak to them when they are facing away from you or watching something else

In a group, try not to speak all at once as this can be confusing

This isn't true at all.

In order to make things easier for people with hearing loss, remember to do the following:

And most importantly, if you're not sure what to do - ask!

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Deaf Awareness Week: How can you support people with hearing loss? - CBBC Newsround

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If you can't see this video click here Many of you may be struggling with your hearing or know someone who is. According to the National Deaf Children's Society, there are more than 50,000 young people who are deaf or have some hearing problems in the UK today.

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Hearing Loss Example (produced by House Research Institute)

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Throughout this week, join us and Lipspeaker UK in debunking myths about lipreading, exploring its fascinating intricacies, and raising awareness about the challenges faced by the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

We invite you to participate in our lipreading quiz, discover more about this invaluable skill, and share your experiences with us using the hashtag #ReadMyLips .

Watch the videos below, test your skills, and see how much you can understand by reading lips alone. These challenges are a fun way to appreciate the art of lipreading-and maybe even learn something new! (answers at the end of this article)

Health and Wellbeing:

Emergency Situations:

Homophenes (many words that look similar on the lips, making context crucial):

How did you do? Share your results!

Share your results in the comments or on social media using the hashtag #LipreadingChallenge or #ReadMyLips . Don't forget to tag @lipspeakeruk so we can see how you did!

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Lipreading Awareness Week 2024: Exploring the art and challenges of Lipreading

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Join us for Lipreading Awareness Week 2024 as we explore the art of lipreading, the role of lipspeakers, and the challenges faced by the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Hi everyone! I'm Sarah, digital content officer for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. I manage the Charity's social media, blog and e-newsletter and help with promoting digital campaigns. I'm obsessed with dogs, tea and reading (in that order).

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Try our lip-reading challenge and see if you can work out what the celebrities are saying. You'll be surprised how many words look the same on the lips.