I am half deaf and half hearing
I am half signing and half talking.

I feel embarrassed when I sign to my mum because everyone looks at me.

Sometime I have infection in my left ear
Because I have lot of ear wax.

Visiting my Nan in the care home.

Sometime I feel sorry for my Nan because she has problem and she always say to me you are my favourite boy and she repeat it again so I said
Thank you Nan.

Favourite team is ENGLAND.
Because my favourite is red and they have brilliant player.

By James Jordan
Age – 10
Pelham Primary School, London

I am half tanned and half pale
I hate being white because I don’t like being so bright.
I am half deaf and half hearing
I feel happy with being deaf
I feel ok with people looking at me because they see how people feel about deaf.

By Christopher Packer
Pelham Primary School, London

I like my Hearing-aid but prefer my Cochlear Implant.

I like crisps but prefer chocolate.

I like sunny but didn’t like cold.

I like drink water but prefer orange.

I like sleep but prefer wake up.

I feel pleased with sign and speech.

I find sign easy for me but I like speech because it helps me understand what people say.

I like life best with Sign and speech.

By Jasmine Whipps
Pelham Primary School, London

I am Kyon
I am Deaf
I like my implant
Because I can hear.

Sometimes I don't like my implant.
People shout too loud.
I take it off.
When they stop
I put it back on.

Some children say,
"What's that in your ear?
Is it a phone?"
I say, "NO! And I don't
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!"
That gets on my nerves.
Makes me cross.

I go swimming
With my mum.
I can't hear anything underwater.

I go to the park.
I go to my mum's friend's house.

Sometimes when my mum talks
To my sister I say,
"What mum?"
And she says it again.

I LOVE being deaf.
I am different.
I love being different.

By Kyon Djan
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

I love, I love
Playing with my brother
I love I love
Wearing my hearing aids.
They make me hear better.

I love I love my family.
When I was a little girl,
I never took my hearing aids off.

I love I love
People telling me that I am a quiet girl.

I hate I hate
People shouting at me.
I hate I hate
My hearing aids going
Off on off on,
It makes me so annoyed.

I dream I dream
About playing with deaf children
And sometimes hearing children.
I dream I dream
About shopping with my family,
About going on holiday with my family.

When I grow, I grow,
I will love to be a teacher,
A teacher of deaf children.

By Tahiya E-Khoda
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

I have been deaf
From the beginning of my life.
I have a little box
Full of old hearing aids.

It's great being deaf.
But sometimes I get really angry!!!
I shove my hearing aids
Across the floor
Because they go
Beep, beep, beep!
And ON, OFF, ON, OFF.
It can be so ANNOYING!

And when some people talk
I don't understand them.
They talk to fast
Like they're saying
'XEYIDAILYMMOURRDINK'
Roaring like a car
'VRRROOOOOM'
It's like I am in another world.

But it's ok!
My family and friends
Know me.
They talk slow.

My friends and family are special
Because they make me feel
NORMAL.

By Ella Gavin
Age – 10
Laycock School, London

I am named Oguzhan Arisoy.
I am deaf.
I wear hearing aids.

Being deaf is when you can't hear/
It is so hard.
I have to listen very carefully.
So it gets so exhausting.

When I go to bed,
I take my hearing aids off.
Taking them off,
Allows me to sleep peacefully.
No more listening.
PHEW!

And when I do sleep,
I dream.
I dream about my school,
About everyone being deaf.

Then the phone alarm goes off.
"BRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMM"
It's half past 6!
Time to go to school.

I get on the bus.
Then I hear something go "BEEP, BEEP.....BEEP, BEEP.....BEEP."

It's my hearing aids.

My batteries have run out AGAIN!!!
OH NO!

I get to school.
AAwwwww!!!
Time to listen.

I hate my hearing aids,
But I like them at the same time.
So I would never be anywhere.....
.....without them.


By Oguz Arisoy
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

When I was little,
First I had hearing aids.
Then I got a cochlear Implant.
I feel excited,
Because I got both now.

I help my family.
My family are very kind
I feel very happy.

When people ask me
"Why are you deaf?"
I feel sad and shy.

People ask me
"What is that thing in your ear?"
I feel lonely and worried.

When my mum
Talks to me
I can understand.
I feel calm

By Cameron Levy-Pollack
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

I am Deaf,
My family have helped me
Along the days,
the months and the years.

I have friends!
Deaf and hearing friends.
Sometimes I can hear my hearing friends.
But I don't care if I can hear them.

When I grow up
I want to be an astronaut.
What about it?
The first deaf astronaut!!
BAM!

I want to show the world
What deaf people
Are capable of.

I want to give
deaf people a chance
WOW!

By Mille Elson
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

I go to school
I play with my deaf friends
I can't understand speaking

In my house I play with no body
Only my sister is my friend

When I grow up
I want to be a policeman
I want to be a deaf policeman
I see lights go "wo, wo, wo, wo!!"

I love my implant
It very loud
I can hear

I like being deaf
With my implant on

When implant off
I don't like it

By Kabir Gaznavi
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

I am Deaf
I've got one implant
When I got my implant
It was great!!
I could hear everyone

When I was little I had hearing aids
I didn't like it
I kept on taling them off

My sisters stay at home
My mum teaches them
But I go to school
to find deaf children

I don't like it
when my batteries run out
I don't like it when
Children say,
"What's that in your ear?"

I like it when I go swimming
I can't hear anything
but my family sign for me
and I know what they mean

Soon I'll get another implant
I feel excited
I will hear cars going both ways

I will be safe...

By Poppy Togwell
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

I like watching rugby
with my dad
I can hear people cheering
I feel happy
Because I like it!!!
I like implants
because I can hear better
I don't like it
when my implants get lost
I feel upset
I like it
when my mum finds them
I feel calm then
When I was little
I had my first implant
Later I had my second implant
I can hear loud
I like my 2 implants
I like plating with deaf children
We have fun together

By Sam Dunstan
Age – 11
Laycock School, London

I like deaf
I am excited
about my new school
I lean about writing

I can write
I play football
with my friends

In assembly
i can't hear
In classroom
I can hear
Sometimes people shouting
I take off implant
Then I sad and quiet

When I put implant on
I am happy

By Habib Mohammed
Age – 12
Laycock School, London

If you talk too fast
I can't hear
I need to li pread
So please be near

If you want to know about deafness
You should ask me!
I am called Chatlotte Westall
Come and meet me!

If you try to sign
It helps me to know what you say
My family and friends
Then we can all play

By Charlotte Westall

I am deaf.
I go Laycock School
Because I deaf.
Deaf children come school.
We play outside.
I don’t like being deaf
Because everyone talking lots and lots.
My sisters are deaf.
My brother not deaf.
I like my hearing aids.
I can hear.
But on and off, on, off, on, off…….
Makes me fed up.
When I take out hearing aids,
I like quiet.

By Foizul
Age – 10
Laycock School, London

I have 2 hearing aids.
If I take hearing aids out
I don’t hear much.
I hear little bit.
I dream about watching television.
No hearing aids on.
I can hear the scary animals.
I don’t like hearing aids.
Television is too noisy.
Scary animals too noisy.
When I take them off,
I go to sleep.
Then I can’t hear.
I feel happy.
My brother has hearing aids.
I am a little bit deaf.
And my brother is lots deaf.
When he takes his hearing aids out,
He can’t hear anything.
When we grow up,
We will be strong,
And we will marry beautiful girls.

By Aminul
Age – 10
Laycock School, London

I have cochlear implant
Because I deaf.
I take implant off.
I can’t hear.
Mum shouts.
I can hear.
I like Mr. Bean.
He can’t hear.
He is funny.
I am deaf.
I am happy deaf.
I don’t like signing.
I like talking.
I can talk.

By Habib
Age – 10
Laycock School, London

I come from Ghana.
When I was a baby I could hear.
Now I am deaf.
Now I have 2 hearing aids.
I live in London.
I go to deaf school.
I was shy.
Now I talk.
I talk too much.
My dad is surprised.
My mum is excited.

By Hilda Annan
Age – 10
Laycock School, London

I dream about hearing my friends talking,
I dream about playing with my cousins,
Jumping on the bed.
And when they talk I can hear.
But I am deaf.
I wake up
Put on my implant.
I am not dreaming.
I am deaf.
I am clever girl.
I speak English and Bengali.
I can sign with my brother.
I can speak a little bit Indian.
But I want hear.
I don’t like being deaf.
A new girl talked to me.
She said ‘Hello’
But I was shy.
New girl wanted be friends.
Now she is my friend.
I have hearing friends.
I have deaf friends.
I am lucky.

By Aqila
Age – 10
Laycock School, London