1. T OPIC : H EARING I MPAIRMENT I N T HE W ORKPLACE P RODUCT : T EACHING ASL A LPHABET Kayla Lane Faculty Advisor: Ms. Everett Mentor: Misty Smith Teacher: Nan Danehower

2. T EACHING ASL A LPHABET This is an important way of communication for the hearing impaired. ASL is it’s own language, the alphabet is its foundation.

3. My mentor and I

4. T EACHING ASL A LPHABET My mentor helped me pick out appropriate worksheets, and gave me tips on how to explain each sign to someone.

5. S TEPS Find a mentor Find someone to teach Decide between alphabet or nursery rhyme Find a time to teach Go back for videos

6. F IND SOMEONE TO TEACH I got together a group of ten people. It took about two hours altogether to teach and make sure everyone understood.

7. A is the easiest sign for the majority of people.

9. K is one of the harder ones

10. ASL VIDEO http://player.vimeo.com/video/42052326

11. L EARNING S TRETCH I needed to know how to do the signs correctly. I needed to find a way to teach, patience is not my forte, especially when I know a lot about something that other people don’t.

12. O BSTACLES Time management. Determining a time to teach. Finding a mentor.

13. S UCCESSES I learned about laws that would help me. I taught something! Most of the people retained what they learned. It was fun!

14. S ELF R EFLECTION I learned patience is important, and it can lead to having fun. Not procrastinating means less stress. I’m bad at time management. This project was pretty challenging, I’m proud I made it through.

15. Thank you for your time. Do you have any questions?