You’ll see in some children’s stories that we’ve added extra subtitles in red to enhance the story and bring the pictures to life.

 

For example, in Noah’s Ark we make reference to the food and animals in the ark. In Owl Babies we make observations on how dark and scary the woods are. And in Chimp and Zee we answer some of the questions posed in the text.

 

 

This is common in storytelling with British Sign Language, and the extra information will help in the teaching and learning of modern English vocabulary. It’s particularly helpful for storytelling with deaf children who use sign language and children learning English as a second language.

 

It’s good to ask your own questions and make your own observations when reading and watching online stories with your children – don’t forget that you can pause the videos.