Jack Signs COLOURS! - Hardwicke, Karen
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What to do on a rainy day? Why not learn some signs? How about the signs for colours? Jack, Caitlin and Mummy set out to find the most colourful things in their house and garden, learning the sign for each colour as they go along. Mummy is also collecting bottles of paint, one of each colour as they get ready to create the most wonderful picture. What could possibly go wrong? Jack Signs Colours! is a beautiful addition to the Jack Signs! series of books, each designed to support the learning of sign language through fun and relatable stories for young children. The books provide "mirrors and…mehr

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What to do on a rainy day? Why not learn some signs? How about the signs for colours? Jack, Caitlin and Mummy set out to find the most colourful things in their house and garden, learning the sign for each colour as they go along. Mummy is also collecting bottles of paint, one of each colour as they get ready to create the most wonderful picture. What could possibly go wrong? Jack Signs Colours! is a beautiful addition to the Jack Signs! series of books, each designed to support the learning of sign language through fun and relatable stories for young children. The books provide "mirrors and windows" into the life of Jack, a little boy who is deaf and wears hearing aids, his typically-hearing sister Caitlin and their ever-resourceful mother. Jack Signs Colours! integrates "sign along with me" icons, which prompt children (plus their parents and teachers) to sign along with Jack as they read the story. If they come across new vocabulary, they can hop online to learn the sign from the video resources available on the AVID Language website, and to watch the whole story signed in both BSL (British Sign Language) and ASL (American Sign Language). Written by Karen Hardwicke, who has been a Teacher of the Deaf for over ten years, the Jack Signs! books are based on a true story and are an ode to sign language. The series is illustrated by Amanda Walker whose beautiful artworks bring each story to life with sensitivity and humour.
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Karen is a Teacher of the Deaf but if she were a stick of rock, at her centre it would say 'parent'. She is mum to a daughter and two sons; one of whom is deaf. The diagnosis of the latter's deafness changed everything. Initially there was shock and grieving for the future she thought was in store. And the grieving never really went away but remained buried under layers of time and positivity and a determination to make the best of things. The journey was also characterised by trainspotter levels of excitement about language development; in particular, sign language! Sign language was a game changer, transforming her son from a very frustrated little boy who had several tantrums a day to one who could communicate his thoughts and feelings. For sign language, Karen is very grateful. It is said that teachers are frustrated writers and Karen is no different. She began creating stories with deaf characters in 2014, largely for her own entertainment and because writing is cathartic. It is important to her that deaf characters are represented in a positive way and that her stories carry an affirming message for children and their parents.Karen currently works as a Teacher of the Deaf at Laycock Primary School, an incredible provision for deaf children in London. She is passionate about language acquisition and the development of listening skills. She loves using music with deaf children and has a back catalogue of slightly rubbish made-up songs for every occasion. Karen lives in the heart of Berkshire countryside with her husband, her son and their two chocolate Labradors.