1. MEET ROSINA 4

2. VOCABULARY

3. Deaf:
not able to hear well or
not able to hear at all

4. a set of signs, symbols, or movements that have meaning
Language:
a set of signs, symbols, or movements that have meaning

5. using hands and movements to talk
Signing:
using hands and movements to talk

6. a way of life, ideas, customs and traditions
Culture:
a way of life, ideas, customs and traditions

7. Relatives:
people in your
family

8. do something special for a special reason
Celebrate:
do something special for a special reason

9. A SPECIAL CAMP

10. Camp Taloali in Oregon
is a special place.
The campers and the
counselors come from
many backgrounds
and cultures.

11. Almost everyone at
the camp is deaf,
which means they
cannot hear.

12. If campers can not
hear, how do they
know what people are
saying?
SIGN LANGUAGE

13. Sign language is a
way people can talk
to one another without
speaking.

14. Signing is a way to
show letters and
words with your
hands and fingers.

15. Sign language is like
a code.

16. Relatives of deaf children started the camp
Relatives of deaf children started the camp. They wanted deaf children to have summer camp fun just like hearing children.

17. At the end of each summer, campers celebrate with a big party.

18. They remember all the fun they had together.
Then they sign
GOOD-BYE.

20. MEET ROSINA by
George Ancona

22. “Hi! I’m Rosina.
I am deaf, so I talk
with my hands.

23. I go to a special
school for the Deaf .
All of the teachers
teach using Sign
Language.

24. We call it
SIGNING.

25. writing, reading, and art.
We study math,
writing, reading, and art.
We also play sports.
It is the same as other
schools.

26. My brother also goes
to my school.
After lunch, we play
basketball during
recess.

27. My mom and aunt are deaf, too.
They work at the
school.

28. Mom came from Mexico when she was little.
She had to learn Sign
Language so she
could learn English.

29. about different cultures.
Aunt Carla’s job is to
help students learn
about different cultures.
She also takes care of
the school museum.

30. The museum is filled
with pictures of our
relatives who went to
the school.

31. Our librarian signs stories
Sometimes we go to
the school library.
Our librarian signs stories
from the books.

32. She is very good at
telling stories.
She makes us feel like
we are in the story.

33. Stories can make you
feel sad, or scared,
or worried or happy.

34. I love going to art class.
I like to paint with
watercolors.

35. When I was in second
grade my class wrote
a book about a deaf
dad with four arms.
“TOO MANY HANDS”

37. Our book was
published!
We had a book signing.
We wrote our names in
the books that people
bought.

38. This year I am playing rugby. they cross the goal line.
I like sports.
This year I am playing rugby.
I try to tag the person
with the ball before
they cross the goal line.

39. Our team beat all the other teams and we won a big trophy.
Rosina’s
Team

40. We wanted to
celebrate.
We splashed cold
water on our coach.

41. After school we get
ready for dinner.
We all help mom cook
Mexican meals.

42. After dinner we play
a game of chess.

43. Mom, Dad, my brother
and me.
That is my family – but
there are many more, too.

44. We have a big family.
I have lots of uncles,
aunts, cousins,
grandpas and grandmas.

45. Most of my mom’s
family are deaf.
My whole family uses
sign language to talk
to each other.

46. “Good-bye.”