American Sign Language Lesson plans

Deaf Culture Deaf education Not a disability Deaf vs. deaf Struggles including poor schools and teachers No internal struggle, no learning deficit following deafness Not a disability Deaf vs. deaf Cochlear implants and the debate the follows

Factors of ASL Facial expressions Sign space-use it! Importance Other F.E. deaf people use ((small (oooh), large (cha), finally (pah))) Sign space-use it! Location can make all the difference EX: dry, ugly, summer Signs vary from region to region – like accents in English South, West, Midwest, Northeast, and Michigan

Factors of ASL cont. SEE (Signed Exact English) Home Signs ASL based Reflects English much more than ASL does Home Signs Found in culturally Deaf homes EX: My sign for pizza EX: Babysitting deaf girl- home sign for Oreo

Deaf culture signs Deaf Hearing Sign Language (noun) Sign (verb) Cochlear implant Oral

Basic Conversation WHO WHAT WHERE when WHY HOW I My You Your(s) Hello/Goodbye How are you? -Good -Happy -Sick -Bad -Sad -Mad -Tired -Upset -Confused (Alphabet) What’s your name? My name is _____ (Numbers 1-20) How old are you? I am ____ years old

Basic Conversation cont. Where do you live? I live in _____ (America, Georgia, Atlanta) State, city/town, country