1. REMEMBER… NO TALKING

2. Each of you were given a sign name yesterday
Each of you were given a sign name yesterday. Let’s review the purpose of having a sign name……

3. A person in the deaf community is identified by his/her sign name.
There are two types of sign names.
arbitrary
descriptive

4. Sign Name Used for identification
Arbitrary Name Signs Uses manual alphabet. The initials of your name are shown. Sign located on body or in front of signer
Descriptive Name Signs Depict info about personality/physical characteristics

5. Let's Review Our Sign Names

6. Activities for Eye Training
VISUAL MEMORY

7. Visual Memory
Many new signers have difficulties remembering vocabulary items and sentences in ASL.

8. Visual Memory
The next activity will help you develop visual memory skills
and to help you refine your visual discrimination skills

9. Visual Memory I will present a set of signs
Wait until I am done and repeat what I signed

10. Picture It I will trace two shapes in the air
Sign to me if they are the same or different

11. FOR EXAMPLE

12. FOR EXAMPLE

13. Drawing activity

14. Find a partner
decide who will draw in the air and who will be the observer
the drawer will draw two shapes from each slide
the observer will sign if the shapes are the same or different
each person will sign from 3 slides and then you will switch position

15. Get ready!

19. switch

23. switch

27. switch

31. It’s time to learn some ASL Signs

32. COLORS white brown red yellow black green pink blue purple tan gray
orange
blue
purple
tan
gray

33. Please review the color signs from shericook.wordpress.com
Click on ‘ASL I’ and go to ‘ASL Vocabulary’
Click on ‘Colors’ and practice signing along with the video and the signs on that page

34. “Silly Putty” Activity
Begin by holding an imaginary ball of clay
Mold it into different objects
Follow the procedure below…
Describe the new object (mold it)
Show how it is used
Pass it on as if you are holding it

35. Deaf Awareness Quiz Take a few minutes to complete this quiz.
The purpose of this quiz is to see how much you know about Deaf people and their culture.
You will not be graded on this and
I will not collect this.

36. Let’s go over the answers together
Deaf Awareness Quiz
Let’s go over the answers together

37. True or False ASL is a universal language
Sign language was created by hearing people
Sign language has no order or structure
Sign language is slower than spoken language

38. Cont… There is a written form of sign language
Sign language does not use slang
Sign language has regional signs
ex: pop/soda

39. What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (circle 2 answers)
a code similar to Braille
a shortened form of English
a language incorporating a lot of mime
a language capable of expressing any abstract thoughts
a language using picture-like images to express ideas and concepts
a language utilizing space and movement

40. What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (circle 2 answers)
d. a language capable of expressing any abstract thoughts
f. a language utilizing space and movement
Although Deaf people use some gestures and miming, they mostly use signs to communicate their thoughts .
Some signs are iconic or picture-like (i.e. BABY, CAR, COOK), the majority of the signs are not picture-like (i.e. PEOPLE, WOMAN, BATHROOM, COUNTRY..)

41. 2. Historically, American Sign Language is related to:
a) British Sign Language
b) Swedish Sign Language
c) French Sign Language
d) German Sign Language

42. He greatly influenced early ASL with French signs.
2. Historically, American Sign Language is related to:
a) British Sign Language
b) Swedish Sign Language
c) French Sign Language
d) German Sign Language
The first deaf teacher in America came from France and his name was Laurent Clerc.
He greatly influenced early ASL with French signs.
French Sign Language (langue des signes française or LSF)

43. See how similar they are?
Manual Alphabet for LSF -French Sign Language
Manual Alphabet for ASL
See how similar they are?

44. American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (circle all that apply)
a) Canada
b) United States
c) Mexico
d) Brazil

45. American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (circle all that apply)
a) Canada
b) United States
c) Mexico
d) Brazil
Most Deaf Canadians use ASL, but Deaf people from Quebec use Quebec Sign Language, known in French as Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ),

46. What percentage of Deaf people have Deaf parents?
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 75%
e) 90%

47. What percentage of Deaf people have Deaf parents?

48. 5. American Sign Language and Deaf Culture are transmitted to Deaf people from generation to generation primarily through:
a) family
b) Deaf adults in the community
c) residential Schools for the Deaf
d) Sign Language teachers

49. 5. American Sign Language and Deaf Culture are transmitted to Deaf people from generation to generation primarily through:
a) family
b) Deaf adults in the community
c) residential Schools for the Deaf
d) Sign Language teachers

50. 6. While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer’s:
a) hands
b) chest area
c) face

51. 6. While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer’s:
a) hands
b) chest area
c) face

52. 7. To get attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:
a) yell as loud as you can
b) tap him/her on the shoulder
c) wave in his/ her face
d) go around and stand in front of the person

53. a) yell as loud as you can b) tap him/her on the shoulder
7. To get attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:
a) yell as loud as you can
b) tap him/her on the shoulder
c) wave in his/ her face
d) go around and stand in front of the person
If you are far away from a deaf person, it is appropriate to wave to him/her to get his/her attention.

54. 8. If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:
a) wait until they stop talking before you pass through
b) bend down very low in order to avoid passing through
their signing space
c) go ahead and walk through
d) find another path

55. c) go ahead and walk through
8. If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:
c) go ahead and walk through
While this is not appropriate with hearing people without saying “excuse me,” you do not have to do this with deaf people. If you say “excuse me,” you are distracting them. A quick walk through is no big deal.

56. 9. Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people
9. Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people? (circle two answers)
a) touching a person to get attention
b) looking at a signed conversation without indicating
you know Sign Language
c) describing a distinctive feature of a person to
identify him/her
d) talking without signing in the presence of Deaf people

57. a) touching a person to get attention
9. Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people? (circle two answers)
a) touching a person to get attention
b) looking at a signed conversation without indicating
you know Sign Language
c) describing a distinctive feature of a person to
identify him/her
d) talking without signing in the presence of Deaf people
Gently tapping a deaf person on the shoulders or arms is acceptable.
Many deaf people are very BLUNT! Hearing people will say things like “You look different,” or “You look interesting” when they really mean “You gained weight,” or “ You new hair color looks weird.”
Deaf people will sign “You gained weight!” “Your hair color is weird!”
They can be brutally honest.

58. 10. In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:
a) speech and lipreading
b) using Sign Language
c) writing back and forth
d) using interpreters

59. a) speech and lipreading
10. In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:
a) speech and lipreading
There is a myth that all deaf people can read lips.
Reading lips is a very difficult task. It is mostly guess work.
Many letters look alike (i.e. M, P, B) and not everyone moves their lips clearly.
It is important to ask the deaf person what he/she prefers to do.

60. 11. Other than the word “deaf,” or “hard of hearing/” a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:
a) deaf and dumb
b) deaf mutes
c) hearing impaired
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

61. The term “hearing impaired” is not accepted in the Deaf world.
Other than the word “deaf,” a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:
e) none of the above
The term “hearing impaired” is not accepted in the Deaf world.
The word “impaired” carries such a negative idea about being deaf, suggesting that deaf people are “broken,” “abnormal,” and that they need to be fixed.
It is better to say DEAF or HARD OF HEARING.

62. Any comments or questions ? Please write them on the board.

63. Let’s review our color signs…

64. COLORS white brown red yellow black green pink blue purple tan gray
orange
blue
purple
tan
gray