Susan Surgoth
THE KEY TO MY CHILDREN: HANNAH CAN TALK WITH HER HANDS is about a four year old little girl who uses sign language to communicate, or, as Miss Susan and Miss Nancy say, 'she talks using her hands not her voice'. The teachers expect Hannah to talk someday, but until then, they have taught her sign language. Feeling powerful in her world can minimize frustration and enable her to learn. After the other students see the power of sign language, they are excited to learn it themselves. It also helps the other children realize Hannah is learning and that they can understand her now if they learn some simple signing words. Hannah’s key to learning is sign language.
