What is ASL?

Haley Maine

American Sign Language• Own language

• Different from all other languages

• Visual not listening

language

• Has own sentence structure

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American Sign Language• Deaf culture is its own

culture

• Very “dedicated” to their culture

• Do not feel they are “handicapped”

• Most would rather not hear if given the choice

American Sign Language

Can you sign your name? Your age?

• Color Vocab:– Blue – Green– Black– Pink– Orange– White– Purple– Tan– Gold – Yellow– Red– Silver– Grey

American Sign Language

• Vocab Words:– Me– My– You– Yours– He– She– They– We– Our– And

• Vocab Words:– Car– Drive– Fast– Slow– Careful– Help– Want– Ask– Name– Age

American Sign Language

American Sign Language• Written form of ASL

is called GLOSS

• Example – English: That car is

blue.– ASL: CAR THERE-R

BLUE.

• Try to make a sentence (in English) using the

vocab

• Now write it in GLOSS

• GLOSS– ASL written language– Written in all CAPS– THERE means to place the

subject in an area that you point to

• Structure– SUBJECT ADJECTIVE

• Ex: That car is black.• CAR-THERE BLACK.

American Sign Language

• Put these English sentences into GLOSS– My car is fast.

– She wants help.

– The car is green and red.

American Sign Language

• Sign this:

– My name is _________.• (fingerspell your name)

– I am 13 years old.• (ME AGE 13)

American Sign Language

Alphabet

American Sign Language• TEKS for this lesson:

114.22– (A) understand short utterances when

listening and respond orally with learned material;

– (B) produce learned words, phrases, and sentences when speaking and writing;

– (C) detect main ideas in familiar material when listening and reading;

– (B) demonstrate understanding of simple, clearly spoken, and written language such as simple stories, high-frequency commands, and brief instructions when dealing with familiar topics; and

– (C) present information using familiar words, phrases, and sentences to listeners and readers.

• TEKS for this lesson111.14– (2.1)  Number, operation, and

quantitative reasoning. The student understands how place value is used to represent whole numbers.

– The student is expected to:– (A)  use concrete models of

hundreds, tens, and ones to represent a given whole number (up to 999) in various ways;

– (A)  recall and apply basic addition and subtraction facts ( to 18);

– (B)  model addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers with objects, pictures, words, and numbers

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