Starfish
Starfish is Charlotte Blake Alston’s adaptation of Loren Eiseley’s “Star Thrower,” the central theme of which is that we all have the capacity to change the world for the better one life at a time. Charlotte’s spoken-word story can be found in SPI’s K-3 Learning Lab.
This project was developed for young deaf and hard-of-hearing children to promote language acquisition and foster ASL proficiency as well as social and emotional learning. A giant bonus: the stories are equally valuable for hearing kids to view as a fun and imaginative introduction to ASL. They may just get hooked!
A transcription of the story is provided for teachers and parents.
All involved in the video production of Starfish are members of the Deaf Community.
Make sure to view full screen!