Free Printable Handouts for BSL learners

This post is a collection of links to other organisations which provide downloadable free printable resources, perfect for BSL students etc.

BSL Resources to watch with Children

In this blog I have highlighted YouTube Playlists where a collection child friendly BSL resources have been arranged together around a theme. Typically a playlist might include some BSL signed stories, sign supported children’s songs and when available some content produced by Schools or Tod's for Deaf Children. I have concentrated on videos with lots…

Popular Signed Stories

The links below are to help you quickly find signed stories, they all on YouTube and can be watched on a computer, tablet, smart TV, interactive whiteboard or Smartphone. BSL Signed Stories For Children (All BSL, some with spoken English voiceover)BSL Signed Stories For Children with English VoiceoverSSE Children's Stories with English voiceover I have…

Visual phonics for children

Visual Phonics by Hand was created by Babs Day whilst working as a Teacher of the Deaf in Birmingham. It uses a visual "cue" to demonstrate letter sounds. Each sound has a visual cue which is signed near the face and is linked to the BSL alphabet and how the sounds is made. This supports…

What about sign names?

When starting to learn sign language it can feel very important to have a sign name and if your the parent of a deaf child you may feel that giving your child a sign name is an important part of your role as a parent. But sign names are an important part of deaf culture…

Idea’s to help keep hearing aids in place

In terms of keep hearing aids on young children there is lots pressure on parents to get their child to wear their hearing aids for as much of their waking hours as possible. So I thought this page might be useful and suggest some practical ideas to help - as if you've ever tried to…

Children’s books on the lives of famous & historic D/deaf People

Juliette Low The founded the Girl Scouts of America when she was 51. She began to lose her hearing when she was 17, and became almost totally deaf in her adulthood. Further information on her life is available from Gallaudet University. This list contains some of the books on her life. Here Come the Girl…

Session 3 – Colours

In schools its normal for teachers to teach themselves something and then the next day to teach the children so although this is a less than ideal way to learn a new language. Here at Everyday BSL we recognise that this is sometimes the way the world works. To improve the children's experiences we would…

Children’s stories in BSL

Where to find high quality BSL signed stories.

Deaf BSL Teachers on YouTube

This blog tells you how to find Deaf BSL Teachers on YouTube quickly.

BSL dictionaries

In this blog I hope to signpost you to different BSL dictionaries available to support your learning as when your learning BSL there will be times when you want to sign something you don't yet have the vocabulary for. Ideally you will check with your BSL teacher in class. But in my experience it works…