History
Who was the first Deaf teacher of Deaf students?
Laurent Clerc
If you are listing 3 items, where should you set up your list?
On your thumb
Name the initialized signs for the root word GRADE
A, B, C, D, F
Why did DPN happen?
A hearing person was elected president
Act
ACT
In what year was Gallaudet University founded?
1864
When would you use listing?
When talking about 2 or more items
What are the three root signs in our vocabulary?
GRADE, SCIENCE, MATH
Who was the first Deaf president at Gallaudet University?
I King Jordan
Information
INFORMATION
What was the first Deaf school in America?
American School for the Deaf
Where should you always start your list from?
The top
When are two times you can use body shifting?
When signing a coordinating conjunction and when comparing and contrasting
Who was initially elected president?
Elizabeth Ann Zinser
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY
What type of school is the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind?
Residential
Which hand should you establish your list on?
Your non-dominant hand
What is an initialized sign?
A sign with the same letter handshape as the first letter of the English word.
Where did DPN happen?
Gallaudet University
Difficult
DIFFICULT
Who founded the American School for the Deaf? (full name)
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
What are the three strategies for listing more than 5 items?
1. Point underneath your list, as if pointing to imaginary fingers
2. Sign the next number (ex: 6) with your non-dominant hand and point to it with your dominant hand
3. Sign the next number (ex: 6) with your dominant hand, twisting your wrist inwards
What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are the four demands of DPN?
1. Zinser resign and Deaf president elected
2. Spilman, the chair of the board of trustees, resign
3. 51% (majority) of the board of trustees are DEaf
4. No reprisals
Activity
ACTIVITY