At Thanksgiving this weekend, I was telling my grandparents about my experience learning ASL. They were very interested in why and how I was going about this, so I explained it to them, but I also decided to teach them some sign language. My family was very engaged in my presentation which I really appreciated. […]

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This week, I decided to do some research by going on YouTube and watching videos about sign language in the classroom and the importance. Watching these videos not only taught me more signs, but also reminded me of the importance of learning sign language in the first place. “How to Use ASL In The Classroom” […]

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This past week, I have been practicing all of the signs that I learned and have showed these new skills to nearly all of my friends and several family members as well. A couple of the people I shared with knew sign language already, and were able to offer me helpful suggestions. In particular, I […]

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After spending time in my Link2Practice class, I realized the importance of incorporating sign language while teaching. This is especially helpful when students are learning French or another language. For my Free Inquiry project I decided to learn simple signs that can easily be incorporated in the class. My initial learning goals are as follows. […]

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