The Global sign Challenge to Improve Children's Communication Skills and Learning 2021

The Global Sign Challenge is now available for young children around the world between 3 and 8 years around the world who use their National Sign Languages to improve children's communication skills and learning.

About the Challenge:

• The work of Global sign Challenge is to ensure that the global community and grass roots early childhood education (ECE) stakeholders have the knowledge, and motivation to make a real change in inclusive ECE worldwide. 
• The Global sign Challenge isn’t advocating for sign language instruction to be accessible to only deaf children, it is ensuring that all children receive sign language instruction as a second language of communication in their early years, 0-8 yrs.

Challenge Goals:

• To further the development, awareness and appreciation of national /regional/local sign languages.
• To promote creativity and originality in interacting with and supporting young childrens' learning.
• To foster community and familial relationships with young children.
• To foster a sense of pride in sign language and deaf culture/identity.
• The challenge overall vision is to get sign language introduced in all early years programs worldwide by 2030.

US$500

• Draw your favorite sign language word in your country's national sign language 
• Submit the picture of you and your artwork on Facebook wall

About the Global Sign Challenge:

The Global Sign Challenge is an annual event that seeks to celebrate the amazing stories of how individuals around the world are using their National Sign Languages to improve children's communication skills and learning.

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