Makaton Signs: Classroom Practice For Lifeskills and Weather
Makaton is a great special education tool for teaching life skills. It aids communication and provides a visual prompt for a verbal / auditory signal. …
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Signs for Medical Terms and Vocabulary in ASL
The following article describes some helpful ASL vocabulary for use by signers while discussing illness and injuries in a medical setting and includes …
Continue ReadingHelp Hearing Impaired Students in the Classroom Succeed
Provide assistive accommodations to address the hearing impairment issue, teachers can minimize student distractions and off-task behavior in the …
Continue ReadingAmerican Sign Language - How to Start a Conversation Talking about the Weather
Do you want to stark speaking with someone, casually? A look at some ASL terms that can be used for signing about the weather. Do you think it will …
Continue ReadingUse American Sign Language in Your Mother's Day Celebration Vocabulary
Explore this list of American sign language (ASL) gestures for Mother’s Day. Remember you don’t have to sign entire sentences to make …
Continue ReadingFingerspelling: How to Use It and How It Differs From American Sign Language
Fingerspelling is a communication method used by deaf communities along with American sign language (ASL). It involves forming words with manual …
Continue ReadingAmerican Sign Language: Vocabulary for Signing in a Restaurant
Learn some of the American sign language (ASL) phrases or words that might be signed in a restaurant. We explain the signs and motions needed for …
Continue ReadingOrigin of ASL (American Sign Language) & How to Express "Shopping" in ASL
Watch a video, see how ‘shopping’ is expressed in sign language and learn about the basics and origin of sign language. (ASL)
Continue ReadingHearing Impairment - What Teachers Should Know about Educational Services for Hearing Impaired Children
Hearing impairment covers a range of levels, from children who have a mild hearing loss to those who are totally deaf. Teachers need a number of …
Continue ReadingHearing Impairment Accommodations and Teaching for Mainstreaming
Students with hearing impairments are often mainstreamed into regular classrooms. What types of easy accommodations can you do in your classroom to …
Continue ReadingASL Fingerspelling Alphabet and the Linguistics of Sign Language
Sign language, or more correctly sign languages, follow their own vocabulary, syntax, and grammar. Learn the fingerspelled alphabet for American Sign …
Continue ReadingFour Online Kids' Games to Learn Sign Language
Looking for a way for your child or student to learn some American Sign Language (ASL) signs online? Here are a few websites that have some fun, …
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