Some of my favourite memories with my children involve books, stories and time spent together.
In our home, stories come alive through BSL, facial expressions, pictures and conversation.
People sometimes assume that reading stories to children means speaking every word aloud.
But a spoken voice is only one way of bringing a story to life.
For me, storytelling is also about imagination, expression and the moments of interaction that happen around a book.
The way we share stories may look different from what others expect, but that doesn't make the experience any less meaningful.
Being Deaf has never stopped me from sharing stories with my children.
It has simply shaped the way those stories are told.
REFLECTIVE QUESTION
What ways of sharing stories might we overlook when we focus only on reading aloud?
