Storyteller

Thanks so much to Char and her granddaughter, Brooklynn, for being our guest storytellers today. I'm posting a picture of the huge group of k-3 students, mesmerized by Char signing The Three Pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk. During the last few minutes of their visit, students were able to ask Char some questions. We learned that Char was born deaf and that her parents did not find out she was deaf until she was about 2 years old. Her brother had been carrying a heavy television set and needed her to move out of the way. Char, of course, did not hear him and therefore did not move. He ended up dropping the television with a loud bang, and when Char did not turn around with the sound, her parents knew that she must be deaf. A doctor confirmed it shortly thereafter. Students were extremely respectful and had fun picking out familiar signs from the stories.