home

** //Welcome to Mrs. Vannatta's American Sign Language Class!!!// **

[[image:http://asl.cryrop.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/group_webpage/478430-804091-265.jpg width="480" height="311"]]
Parkland High School has DUAL ENROLLMENT with LEIGH COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. This is an accredited institution. This means that your child will receive three (3) college credits for this ASL Class. The cost has been $90.00 for the three credits. The class credit will be transferred to the college of your choice. This is a wonderful opportunity for your student and you. Please take advantage of this offer.
 * _**
 * THIS IS A COLLEGE CLASS**-

__Parkland High School uses the following text book as its main source of signs for its American Sign Language classes:__

__1**. The Second Edition of** :__ **A Basic Course in American sign Languag**e __by Tom Humphries, Carol Padden, and Terrence J. O'Rourke. It is illustrated by Frank A. Paul. Copyright 1994, T.J. Publishers, Inc. --- ISBN: 0932666-42-6- Spiral.__

__2. A supplemental book is also used. This workbook is entitled**:**__ **Signing Naturally** __by Cheri smith, Ella Mae Lentz, and Ken Mikos. Edited by Lisa Cahn. Published by Dawn Sign Press of California. ISBN: 0-915035-20-0.__

_**MRS. VANNATTA'S EMAIL ADDRESS IS**: vannattaj@parklandsd.org PHS phone Ext: 72405 Please contact her for any questions you may have about American Sign Language at PHS. She would be happy to assist you.

ALL STUDENTS WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 1. A three inch, three ring binder. 2. 15 dividers for the 15 subject areas 3. A 8 GB Flash Drive

1. Dictionary: http://www.aslp.cgi 2. www.googlewww.lifeprint.com/dictionary.htm 3. Dr. Bill Vicars American Sign Language 4. http:/www.studyblue.com/hello (Study Flash Cards) 5. http://www.signingsavvy.com 6.http.//www.ntid.r.t.edu/dictionary/ (ASL Video Dictionary Inflection Guide)// //7. http://www. handspeak.com// //8. http:// www.dailyasl.com/ASLdictionary.htm 9.http://deafness.about.com/cs/signfeats2/a/signdictionary.htm 10. http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/s/.htm 11. http//www.listen=up.org/sign.htm 12. httpillksdeaf.org/Resources/signlanguage.php 13.http://www.translatum.gr/dictionaru/sign-language.htm 14. http:..wwwstart-american-sign-language.con/sign-langauage-phrases.htm _ __**Sign Language on the Interne**t__
 * WEBSITES THAT MAY ASSIST YOU IN THE LEARNING OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAG**E:

__This information will assist you in Learning American Sign Language__

__by Judith Maginnis Kuster__

__**Free** sign language resources are abundant on the Internet and have a variety of uses. Sign language__ __with verbal stimulation is often recommended for children with normal hearing who have language__ __delays; finger-spelling can reinforce spelling skills; and children and adults with hearing__ __impairments and hearing family members often use sign.__

__**Students** in communicative disorders and deaf education programs often learn American Sign__ __Language (ASL), and it is also taught in classes on sensitivity to disability. The Internet contains__ __many excellent materials to provide practice.__

__**Signed Alphabet**__ __**Bill Vicar’s ASL University** provides ASL hand shapes for the letters of the English alphabet__ __(www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/abc.htm), downloadable PC or Mac versions of finger spelling__ __font (www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/gallaudettruetypefont.htm), and manual alphabet charts__ __(www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/sign-language.htm).__ __**Practice deciphering signed words of varying lengths and at different speed**s (http://asl.ms/).__ __**See a video demonstrating the signed alphabet and an ASL fingerspelling chart**__ __(www.coloroflanguage.com/fingerspelling.htm).__ __**My Smart Hands offers an excellent video of the ABC song/ASL alphabet** (search “My Smart Hands” at__ __www.youtube.com).__ __**Type in letters or words to see them finger-spelled in animation**__ __(www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/culture/sign_flash5.html).__ __**Funbrain’s “Sign the Alphabet”** (www.funbrain.com/signs/index.html) displays a sign and the student enters__ __the correct answer.__ __**Make your own finger-spelling flash cards from downloadable illustrations at Apples for the Teache**r__ __(www.apples4theteacher.com/asl/flashcards/lettersabcd.html), Enchanted Learning__ __(www.enchantedlearning.com/language/asl/flashcards/) and ABC Teach__ __(www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/sign_language/flashcards/).__

__**Signed Vocabulary Words**__ __**Michigan State University’s American Sign Language Browser**__ __(http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm), the ASL dictionary of words and a few phrases__ __(www.lifeprint.com/dictionary.htm) and Signing Savvy (www.signingsavvy.com/) provide videos of ASL__ __signs.__ __**ASLPro.com** (www.aslpro.com/) provides a fingerspell quiz (www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/fingerspell.cgi)__ __as well as a main dictionary and religious, conversational, and ASL for babies dictionaries.__ __**Static and animated finger-spelling quizzes with answers and with no answers are available in the AS**L__ __**University site** (www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/index.htm).__ __**Basic ASL: First 100 Signs** (www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm) and Sign Language for__ __Babies (www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi) have ASL signs used frequently by parents and their__ __young children.__ __**Lesson Tutor’s Dictionary Index** (www.lessontutor.com/eesASLdictionarylinks.html) has ASL words__ __illustrated in simple line drawings.__ __**K8AIT Sign Language Dictionary** (http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Signing/index.html) has animated signs.__

__**Comprehension Practice**__ __**Signwriting Children’s Stories** (www.signwriting.org/library/children/) has several children’s stories__ __(including The Cat in the Hat) and poems in sign.__ __**On “Sign Design,”** the PBS character Arthur demonstrates how to sign a name, ask questions, and more__ __(http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/signdesign/).__ __**“Sign Language Games”** from Kiddie Signs has six free sign language activities__ __(www.kiddiesgames.com/en/sign_language_games.php).__ __**Video Examples of ASL by Douglas Dunn** (www.wordwiz72.com/interp/aslvideos.html) has links to ASL__ __interpretation of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speeches and songs including John Lennon’s “Imagine” and__ __Elton John’s “World Without Borders.”__ __**Free sign-language-learning videos** are available online by registering with the Described and Captioned__ __Media Program (www.dcmp.org/About/Default.aspx), which also lends video materials. To find ASL__ __materials on this Web site, open “Browse” then “Deafness,” then “Sign Language.” Among the popular__ __videos available for streaming are the Bravo Family Beginning ASL Video courses.__ __**PBS’ “Voices of Deafness”** (www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/culture/voices.html) has several short video__ __clips featuring individuals who are deaf. It offers material for learning about deaf cultureСor turn__ __off the audio and practice understanding sign.__

__**ASL University** has 45 lessons to download (www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm), a free__ __84-page workbook (www.lifeprint.com/asl101/curriculum/index.htm), lessons in deaf culture__ __(www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/culture1.htm), and an extensive directory of common__ __abbreviations and terms (www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/culturestudyguide.htm).__ __**LifeLinks** (www.lifelinks.net) is an on-demand video interpreting and relay service that offers live__ __translation service for those with hearing impairments. The site also contains short ASL educational__ __videos (www.lifelinks.net/videos.html) on health and medical topics.__ __**Keith Wann**, a comedian who is deaf, provides several ASL comedy clips (www.keithwann.com/clips.html).__

__**Finally, for additional practice in interpreting signed English**, check DeafVIDEO TV__ __(http://asl.deafvideo.tv/), ASL vloggers (www.deafvideo.tv/vloggers/), or search for ASL videos (enter__ __“ASL” at http://video.google.com/).__ __Remember we are using ASL NOT SEE__

__**Judith Maginnis Kuste**r, MS, CCC-SLP, is a professor in the Department of Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services at__ __Minnesota State University, Mankato. Contact her at judith.kuster@mnsu.edu. An archive of Kuster’s columns can be found at__ __www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster4/leader.html. Links from previous columns, however, may no longer be functional.__ _
 * BEHAVIORAL GUIDE FOR AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE**
 * 1) Be in your assigned seat and prepared to work when the final bell rings.
 * 2) Follow directions the first time given.
 * 3) No arguing in class. Concerns and/ or appeals must be discussed with teacher privately before/ after class or submitted to teacher in writing after class.
 * 4) Raise your hand and wait to be recognized before speaking.
 * 5) Abstain from eating, drinking, chewing and grooming in our classroom.
 * 6) Respect the rights and property of others.
 * 7) Be courteous to your teacher and your classmates.
 * 8) At the end of the period, remain in your seat until you are dismissed.
 * 9) Enter and exit through the designated door located in the classroom.
 * 10) Heads must remain off the desks at all times- NO SLEEPING!
 * 11) Do not write on the classroom desks. This behavior will result in an immediate detention.

Policy for Severe Behavior
Severely disruptive behavior such as repeated disruptions, fighting, cursing, physical assault, or verbal abuse of the teacher will result in immediate referral to the assistant principal or school security officer.

Consequences for Disruptive Behavior
1st Offense: A verbal warning will be given when a minor classroom or school rule is broken, unless the discipline code calls for a referral.

2nd Offense: A 2nd verbal warning will be given and may be accompanied by a telephone call to the parent/ guardian. If a conference is necessary, it will be scheduled through Guidance.

3rd Offense: If the problem persists after a verbal warning, students will be given a detention, which will be accompanied by a telephone call to the parent/ guardian.

4th Offense: If the problem persists after a detention, a discipline referral will be given.

Specific Behavior Violations
The is particularly strict with enforcing the consequence for insubordination towards the teacher. Please do not argue with the teacher during class. If you feel you were wrongly identified as misbehaving, submit your explanation in writing and/or prepare to discuss the matter calmly with the teacher after class. If you do not follow this procedure, you will receive a detention. This policy is for the good of the group; please respect this concept. These behavioral consequences are to be shown to your parents/guardians, and then kept in your binder for reference. Be aware that when a binder check or quiz occurs, the teacher will look for this sheet.


 * GRADING POLICY WILL FOLLOW THE PARKLAND'S WEBSITE POLICY**.

10 points for book check 100 points for tests 1000 points for reading books 100 points for three ring binder check 300 points for song (ASL + SEE Papers) 400 points for family poster project (ASL + SEE Papers) 1000 points for Famous Deaf Person project 800 points for How to Speech project