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Author: Massiel Barros-Torning

I studied signed English, and then moved onto Auslan in my 20s. Last year was inspired by the amount of early childhood teachers attending a refresher course in our community for Auslan run by a local Deaf Teacher. I’m a teacher and facilitator involved in ICT Education, as well as areas involving music, language, Spanish, HSIE (society and culture). Some days I feel like the grown-up version of my inner child. Because I enjoy learning through play. And as a lifelong learner I hope to play for a very long time.
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Part 4 – Waiting for Daddy Rose’s Story page 12-13

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Massiel Barros-Torning / 0 Comment

This week we’re looking at the sign for: Talking on the phone I love love I’m really good at Grandma visits talking and talking we go to the park I ...

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Part 3 – Waiting for Daddy – Rose’s Story

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Massiel Barros-Torning / 0 Comment

Here is the next part to our story in KWS – Key Word signing “At other times daddy is a long way away in Australia”. By now you should be comf...

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Part 2 – Waiting for Daddy. Rose’s Story

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Massiel Barros-Torning / 0 Comment

Part 2 – Waiting for daddy This week we learn new signs in our Key Signing Story. The word for house is different to home. With “house” you ou...

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Some key signs to practice

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Massiel Barros-Torning / 0 Comment

An informal quick video to highlight some of the key words we are going through in our series. Auslan Signs to try As we continue to bring you parts of the stor...

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Fingerspelling and new signs

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Massiel Barros-Torning / 0 Comment

When you are starting off in an Auslan or sign language course. Fingerspelling is something you’ll be practicing and finding opportunities to spell is enc...

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Part 1 – Waiting for Daddy – Rose’s Story

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Massiel Barros-Torning / 0 Comment

Part one – Waiting For Daddy Excited to be sharing the first part in a series of videos. Rose’s story – Waiting for Daddy – is told in Key Wor...

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