American Sign Language 1

Class description: American Sign Language 1

 

​Goal One: Communication *Communicate in ASL*​

Goal Two: Cultures *Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Deaf Culture*

​Goal Three: Connections *Use ASL to Connect with Other Disciplines & Acquire Information*​

Goal Four: Comparisons *Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture*​

Goal Five: Communities *Use ASL to Participate in Communities at Home and Around the World*​

For more details about the standards, go to: https://aslta.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/National_ASL_Standards.pdf 

ASL topics

• Expand ASL skills and topics of conversation

• To understand topic-comment

• To incorporate numbers into conversation

• To use possessive signs and deixis

• Talk about favorites

• To recognize and use gender distinction

• To understand and use contrastive structure

• Deaf art and culture

• To sign about family, friends, and relationships

• To use pronoun signs appropriately

 

Needs for the class: 1 Small dry erase/whiteboard with marker(s) and something to wipe it with (sock, rag, etc). Laptop with camera. [Curriculum is True Way ASL and is 100% digital, it costs $43 for each student for the school year (ASL 1). This is included in the supply fee on the registration form.]