Call for all schools to teach sign language 'to make world inclusive'
Lyndhurst Primary School in Oldham introduced signing five months ago. They weave sign language into lessons, assemblies and conversation.
"We've got many children in here who have got autism and for the first time since introducing sign language we've had them communicate with us for the first time," education communicator Amy Scoltock said. She recalls being made to sit on her hands at school as a child to stop her from signing - and describes the torment of not being able to understand or communicate in class."I'd secretly sign with my friends, which was fantastic, but in school there was no signing so the teacher would talk and talk and I wouldn't understand. I would miss it. I found it very stressful and hard. I found it hard to communicate even with my own family.
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