PPT-Sign Language for Infants

By Emily and Megan Why teach children Sign Language Greatest human need is to be understood First natural forms of communication All babies use their hands to communicate before they can speak Babies no longer have to cry for what they want or need. Sign language. Micah Hinson. Focus Questions. How can I become a better interpreter?. What can I do to become better in using sign language?. Why sign language?. Passion = Sign Language ☺ . Grew . up with it. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory. Children move through 4 stages of cognitive development between infancy and adolescence . 1. st. stage – . Introduction. Deaf children of deaf parents naturally acquire sign language as their first language. If they live in America, they will acquire American Sign Language, known as Ameslan or ASL. . Alternate sign . Services . A workshop for . Early Intervention Providers. Mary Koch Cline. , . M.A.. ,. Auditory. Education Consultant. Hamilton, MT. maryekoch@gmail.com. The Learning Center . for the Deaf . June 10, . The Linguistic Turn. Linguistic Turn. Analytical turn upon, or . problematisation. of, words/language used in a given field of study. Also used to refer to the ‘turn’ to linguistic philosophy in the late 20. Meaning as Sign. Semiology. = the study of signs & symbols. (also known as: the study of meaning). Language can have meaning in two ways:. 1-what it says – encoded sign – (Semantics). . 2- what it does in context – action – (Pragmatics). Lecture 6. Words in Fluent Speech I. Announcements. HW1 due today by the end of class. HW2 now available (not due till after midterm). Review questions on word segmentation now available. Midterm review: in class on. Lesson 1. Caleb Wysocki. Guidelines for this class. I ask that you do not talk during this class. Doing this will make you have to communicate without using your voice (as many deaf people do), and it will consequently help you to learn ASL better!. Nancy Grosz Sager, M.A.. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Programs Consultant. California Department of Education. History of Deaf Education. The Hundred Years War. Spoken language is the most natural way for human beings to communicate.. Connor Blazek. Summary. Motivation. People with hearing or speech impairment often use sign language to communicate. Most people do not understand sign language. Results. Performed well within the dataset. American Sign Language. Own language. Different from all other languages. . Visual not listening language. Has own sentence structure. top. American Sign Language. Deaf culture is its own culture. Very “dedicated” to their culture. Sign Language . What we will learn this week. What Sign Language is?. The History of Sign Language. Types of Sign Language. The British Sign Language (BSL) Alphabet . How to say Hello my name is using BSL. Sharon Lott. ASLTE Coordinator. What is SLPI?. The Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI:ASL) involves a one-to-one conversation in sign language between an interviewer and candidate/interviewee. Interview content varies according to the background, job responsibilities, schooling, and other interests of each SLPI:ASL candidate/interviewee.. Semiology. = the study of signs & symbols. (also known as: the study of meaning). Language can have meaning in two ways:. 1-what it says – encoded sign – (Semantics). . 2- what it does in context – action – (Pragmatics).