Paget Gorman Signing at The Glenleighden School

The Glenleighden School uses the Paget Gorman Signed Speech manual signing system as an augmentative communication system as well as an organisational framework for the students. The signing is intended to facilitate, not replace, oral language communication.

Evidence from its use in a number of schools in the UK and from the years it has been in used here at Glenleighden demonstrate that it is very effective in assisting children to develop language. It is used as a tool to teach language and help children communicate through a medium in which they can feel comfortable if they have speech production or expressive language difficulties.

As the children use the signs in conjunction with oral language, they develop a supportive coding system which is visual not aural (where most have their greatest difficulties) so that, when they need to use speech, it is easier for them to find the words they want and, over time they are better able to produce the words orally.

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