New Jersey second graders display their fluency in sign language every day to their teacher, Kim Peyton, who is deaf.
Peyton began teaching them sign language last year as she thought it would be a great way to promote inclusion in the classroom.
“My students can sign because it became part of our school day,” Peyton said. “They embraced the visual language, wanted to learn, and thought it was fun and cool.”
An adorable video showing them greeting her in sign language on the first day of school is making everybody’s day brighter.
The kids line up to sign with Peyton, and she says the children love signing. “We wanted to start the day on a positive note by letting the students know they are loved and will have an amazing day,” Peyton said.
Peyton hopes that through this video, more people will become familiar with sign language, and she dreams of seeing sign language offered as a language elective in schools one day. “Why not give the kids everything? It’s a win-win,” she added.
This would be a great initiative to include sign language as part of the curriculum, promoting inclusivity in schools.
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