Description
Shaun, a young deaf boy, shows us how he uses sign language and lip reading to communicate. His classmates have been attending a sign language club and show us how they have learnt how to say a few basic words. We see him playing with friends, one of the boys is also deaf. Shaun uses sign language to recite a poem all about sign language to end the clip.
Classroom Ideas
After watching this clip the students could be encouraged to discuss the ways in which Shaun is the same as other boys his age, as well as what makes him different. Students could also work in pairs to find three things that they have in common, and three things that are different about them.
They could also look at the steps taken by the other students to help to make Shaun feel less different and left out. Students could discuss how, rather than seeing Shaun’s deafness as a disability which sets him out as different, his friends and classmates embraced the opportunity to learn new communication skills.
Following this, the students could perhaps begin to consider how we can make everyone feel valued within a group, regardless of disabilities or any other differences. Students could be organised into groups and each asked to plan and lead the class in an activity to help the class bond, and make everyone feel like part of team.
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