Learning American Sign Language 101 Target audience 3rd grade

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Learning American Sign Language 101Target
audience 3rd grade
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Guidelines

• You only dominate hand to fingerspell or to show
  movement unless it takes both hand to explain
  what you are talking about.
• Eye contact is very important when using Sign
  Language to communicate to see peoples emotions
  and meanings of their conversation.
• Stand close about 2-3 feet

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Learning the BasicsABCs

• Handshape and placement are very important in
  sign language.

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Learning the Basics 1,2,3

• Numbers 1-5 face you and numbers 6 and up face
  outward.

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Fingerspelling

• Fingerspelling is spelling a with your fingers
  for words that do not have a particular
  designated sign.
• In general, Fingerspelling is used to give
• Names of people
• Names of cities and states
• Titles of movies or books
• Brand names

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Facts

• American Sign Language is not universal
• 90 of Deaf children have hearing parents
• In 1817, Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins
  Gallaudet established the first school for the
  Deaf in the United States.

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Becoming an expert

• Now that was easy right?
• You can review the slides and practice your
  alphabet and numbers to be an expert in the
  basics in American Sign Language )
• Good Luck!