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Teesside charity the Child Deaf Youth Project teaches kids signing skills - Local News - News - Gazette Live
FOR most parents, hearing their child speak his or her first word is a magical moment.
As families grow, it is taken for granted brothers and sisters will play and learn from each other, happily making as much noise together and squabbling as loudly as possible.
But for children with deaf parents, or in families where one child is deaf but everyone else can hear, even the most basic communication can be extremely difficult, leading to lost confidence, isolation and even loneliness.
Thankfully, a Teesside charity has come to the rescue for seven such families, whose lives have been transformed through the level one British Sign Language (BSL) course it provided free to children aged from five to 13.
The seven youngsters who took part, thanks to the Child Deaf Youth Project, (CDYP) are thought to be the first in the country to complete the level one course, which is normally completed by people aged 16 or over.
Sarah Hussain, 12, a Macmillan Academy pupil, completed the course to communicate better with deaf brother Waseem, 10.
She said: “I didn’t know many signs before and wanted to have a conversation with him. It’s much better now. I can help him with his homework and can sign to him when we are looking at books.”
FOR most parents, hearing their child speak his or her first word is a magical moment.
As families grow, it is taken for granted brothers and sisters will play and learn from each other, happily making as much noise together and squabbling as loudly as possible.
But for children with deaf parents, or in families where one child is deaf but everyone else can hear, even the most basic communication can be extremely difficult, leading to lost confidence, isolation and even loneliness.
Thankfully, a Teesside charity has come to the rescue for seven such families, whose lives have been transformed through the level one British Sign Language (BSL) course it provided free to children aged from five to 13.
The seven youngsters who took part, thanks to the Child Deaf Youth Project, (CDYP) are thought to be the first in the country to complete the level one course, which is normally completed by people aged 16 or over.
Sarah Hussain, 12, a Macmillan Academy pupil, completed the course to communicate better with deaf brother Waseem, 10.
She said: “I didn’t know many signs before and wanted to have a conversation with him. It’s much better now. I can help him with his homework and can sign to him when we are looking at books.”