1. American Sign Language
Lesson plans

2. Deaf Culture Deaf education Not a disability Deaf vs. deaf
Struggles including poor schools and teachers
No internal struggle, no learning deficit following deafness
Not a disability
Deaf vs. deaf
Cochlear implants and the debate the follows

3. Factors of ASL Facial expressions Sign space-use it!
Importance
Other F.E. deaf people use ((small (oooh), large (cha), finally (pah)))
Sign space-use it!
Location can make all the difference
EX: dry, ugly, summer
Signs vary from region to region – like accents in English
South, West, Midwest, Northeast, and Michigan

4. Factors of ASL cont. SEE (Signed Exact English) Home Signs ASL based
Reflects English much more than ASL does
Home Signs
Found in culturally Deaf homes
EX: My sign for pizza
EX: Babysitting deaf girl- home sign for Oreo

5. Deaf culture signs Deaf Hearing Sign Language (noun) Sign (verb)
Cochlear implant
Oral

6. Basic Conversation WHO WHAT WHERE when WHY HOW I My You Your(s)
Hello/Goodbye
How are you?
-Good -Happy -Sick
-Bad -Sad -Mad
-Tired -Upset -Confused
(Alphabet)
What’s your name?
My name is _____
(Numbers 1-20)
How old are you?
I am ____ years old

7. Basic Conversation cont.
Where do you live?
I live in _____
(America, Georgia, Atlanta)
State, city/town, country