REMEMBER… NO TALKING

Each of you were given a sign name yesterday.

Let’s review the purpose of having a sign name……

A person in the deaf community is identified by his/her sign name.

There are two types of sign names.• arbitrary • descriptive

Sign NameUsed for identification

Arbitrary Name Signs

Uses manual alphabet.The initials of your name are shown.Sign located on body or in front of

signer

Descriptive Name Signs

Depict info about personality/physical characteristics

Activities for Eye Training

VISUAL MEMORYVISUAL MEMORY

Visual Memory

• Many new signers have difficulties remembering vocabulary items and sentences in ASL.

Visual Memory

• The next activity will help you develop visual memory skills

• and to help you refine your visual discrimination skills

Visual Memory

• I will present a set of signs

• Wait until I am done and repeat what I signed

Picture ItPicture It

• I will trace two shapes in the air

• Sign to me if they are the same or different

Drawing activity

• Find a partner

• decide who will draw in the air and who will be the observer

• the drawer will draw two shapes from each slide

• the observer will sign if the shapes are the same or different

• each person will sign from 3 slides and then you will switch position

Get ready!

switch

switch

switch

It’s time to learn some ASL Signs

white

black

pink orange

green

brown

blue

yellow

red

purple gray tan

• Please review the color signs from shericook.wordpress.com

• Click on ‘ASL I’ and go to ‘ASL Vocabulary’

• Click on ‘Colors’ and practice signing along with the video and the signs on that page

““Silly Putty” ActivitySilly Putty” Activity

Begin by holding an imaginary ball of clayBegin by holding an imaginary ball of clayMold it into different objectsMold it into different objects

Follow the procedure below…Follow the procedure below…

• Describe the new object (mold it)Describe the new object (mold it)• Show how it is usedShow how it is used

• Pass it on as if you are holding itPass it on as if you are holding it

Deaf Awareness Quiz

Take a few minutes to complete this quiz.

The purpose of this quiz is to see how much you know about Deaf people and their culture.

You will not be graded on this and I will not collect this.

Deaf Awareness Quiz

Let’s go over the answers together

True or False

•ASL is a universal language

•Sign language was created by hearing people

•Sign language has no order or structure

•Sign language is slower than spoken language

Cont…

•There is a written form of sign language

•Sign language does not use slang

•Sign language has regional signs ex: pop/soda

1. What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (circle 2 answers)

a. a code similar to Braille

b. a shortened form of English

c. a language incorporating a lot of mime

d. a language capable of expressing any abstract thoughts

e. a language using picture-like images to express ideas and concepts

f. a language utilizing space and movement

1. What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (circle 2 answers)

d. a language capable of expressing any abstract thoughts

f. a language utilizing space and movement

Although Deaf people use some gestures and miming, they mostly use signs to communicate their thoughts .

Some signs are iconic or picture-like (i.e. BABY, CAR, COOK), the majority of the signs are not picture-like (i.e. PEOPLE, WOMAN,

BATHROOM, COUNTRY..)

2. Historically, American Sign Language is related to:

a) British Sign Language

b) Swedish Sign Language

c) French Sign Language

d) German Sign Language

2. Historically, American Sign Language is related to:

a) British Sign Language

b) Swedish Sign Language

c) French Sign Language

d) German Sign Language

French Sign Language (langue des signes française or LSF)

The first deaf teacher in America came from France and his name was Laurent Clerc.

He greatly influenced early ASL with French signs.

Manual Alphabet for ASLManual Alphabet for LSF -

French Sign Language

See how similar they are?

3. American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (circle all that apply)

a) Canada

b) United States

c) Mexico

d) Brazil

3. American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (circle all that apply)

a) Canada

b) United States

c) Mexico

d) Brazil

Most Deaf Canadians use ASL, but Deaf people from Quebec use Quebec Sign Language, known in French as Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ),

4. What percentage of Deaf people have Deaf parents?

a) 10%

b) 25%

c) 50%

d) 75%

e) 90%

4. What percentage of Deaf people have Deaf parents?

a) 10%

5. American Sign Language and Deaf Culture are transmitted to Deaf people from generation to generation primarily through:

a) family

b) Deaf adults in the community

c) residential Schools for the Deaf

d) Sign Language teachers

5. American Sign Language and Deaf Culture are transmitted to Deaf people from generation to generation primarily through:

a) family

b) Deaf adults in the community

c) residential Schools for the Deaf

d) Sign Language teachers

6. While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer’s:

a) hands

b) chest area

c) face

6. While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer’s:

a) hands

b) chest area

c) face

7. To get attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:

a) yell as loud as you can

b) tap him/her on the shoulder

c) wave in his/ her face

d) go around and stand in front of the person

7. To get attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:

a) yell as loud as you can

b) tap him/her on the shoulder

c) wave in his/ her face

d) go around and stand in front of the person

If you are far away from a deaf person, it is

appropriate to wave to him/her to get his/her

attention.

8. If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:

a) wait until they stop talking before you pass through

b) bend down very low in order to avoid passing through

their signing space

c) go ahead and walk through

d) find another path

8. If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:

c) go ahead and walk through

While this is not appropriate with hearing

people without saying “excuse me,” you do not have to do this with deaf people. If you say “excuse me,” you are distracting

them. A quick walk through is no big deal.

9. Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people? (circle two answers)

a) touching a person to get attention

b) looking at a signed conversation without indicating

you know Sign Language

c) describing a distinctive feature of a person to

identify him/her

d) talking without signing in the presence of Deaf people

9. Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people? (circle two answers)

a) touching a person to get attention

b) looking at a signed conversation without indicating

you know Sign Language

c) describing a distinctive feature of a person to

identify him/her

d) talking without signing in the presence of Deaf people

Gently tapping a deaf person on the shoulders or arms is acceptable.

Many deaf people are very BLUNT! Hearing people will say things like “You look different,” or “You look interesting” when they really mean

“You gained weight,” or “ You new hair color looks weird.”

Deaf people will sign “You gained weight!” “Your hair color is weird!”They can be brutally honest.

10. In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:

a) speech and lipreading

b) using Sign Language

c) writing back and forth

d) using interpreters

10. In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:

a) speech and lipreadingThere is a myth that all deaf people can read lips.

Reading lips is a very difficult task. It is mostly guess work.

Many letters look alike (i.e. M, P, B) and not everyone moves their lips clearly.

It is important to ask the deaf person what he/she prefers to do.

11. Other than the word “deaf,” or “hard of hearing/” a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:

a) deaf and dumb

b) deaf mutes

c) hearing impaired

d) all of the above

e) none of the above

15. Other than the word “deaf,” a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:

e) none of the above

The term “hearing impaired” is not accepted in the Deaf world.

The word “impaired” carries such a negative idea about being deaf, suggesting that deaf people are “broken,” “abnormal,”

and that they need to be fixed.

It is better to say DEAF or HARD OF HEARING.

Any comments or questions ?

Please write them on the board.

Let’s review our color signs…

white

black

pink orange

green

brown

blue

yellow

red

purple gray tan