Sign language has become a saving grace -- a way to communicate without interrupting instruction -- not just in her classroom but in schools around the Washington area and across the country. Students sign the letter "B" for bathroom, "W" for water fountain, "L" for library -- and Nadel, who devised the silent system when she was student-teaching four years ago, replies with a nod or by pointing .
"Sign language is the ultimate multitasker's tool," she said. "It lets you tend half the class's bodily needs at the same time you're helping a small group learn."
Washington Post
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