SCHOOL VOCABULARY
Sign for a person who teaches.
TEACHER
Sign for sitting down.
SIT
In a yes/no question, eyebrows go…?
UP
What does TAKE-UP mean?
To take a class
Deaf students live on campus at what kind of school?
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
Sign for reading a book
READ
In a WH-question, eyebrows go…?
DOWN
ASL gloss: “Are you taking ASL?”
What school setting do MOST Deaf children attend today?
MAINSTREAM
Sign for where you go to learn, not college.
SCHOOL
Sign for typing on a keyboard.
TYPING
Turn into ASL GLOSS: “Where is your book?”
YOUR BOOK WHERE?
What does the sign THERE describe?
A location not in sight
One benefit of a residential school.
Deaf community / full access to communication
Fingerspell and sign a language you learn
FS-SPANISH and the sign
FS-FRENCH and the sign
FS-ENGLISH and the sign
ASL or AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Sign for using a laptop.
LAPTOP
What is the structure of topic/comment?
Topic first → comment
Translate: “My teacher is over there.”
MY TEACHER, THERE.
One challenge of mainstreaming.
Less access to Deaf peers / reliance on interpreter
What is the ASL sign for "MAINSTREAM"?
Both hands moving forward together (integration concept)
Sign for "STUDY"
One hand flat (paper), other hand flicking up (studying)
Translate into ASL: “I am learning ASL.”
Sign this dialogue:
A: WHICH CLASS YOU TAKE-UP?
B: CLASS CALLED ASL ONE
A. ASL 1 CLASS, YOU LIKE?
B. YES, ASL 1 CLASS, ME LIKE.
A: WHICH CLASS YOU TAKE-UP?
B: CLASS CALLED ASL ONE
A. ASL 1 CLASS, YOU LIKE?
B. YES, ASL 1 CLASS, ME LIKE.
Which setting is described: “Deaf students attend a hearing school with support staff”?
MAINSTREAM SCHOOL