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
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
A link for a video of a word/sign: