These signed-along-to-songs were made initially for children that I work with who use sign supported English or other signing systems to help them express their needs, For this reason the songs are chosen with care and signed to follow lyrics as closely as possible.
British sign language (BSL) is a beautiful and complete, stand alone, complex language and has, for obvious reasons, a very visual awareness and interpretation of the world.
Sign Supported English (SSE) is a more literal translation of the English language replacing, or ‘supporting’ the spoken word with relevant signs. There are sites dedicated to exploring and explaining this difference further should you wish to.
I hope to share a feeling of inclusion and understanding and encourage communication in all it’s forms.
Because I hope to encourage use of these video’s amongst the children in my care I have switched comments off but if you need to communicate with me you can email
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