tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5889529195904049947..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Sign Language in the Classroom?Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-226124405281121482009-10-19T09:49:12.318-07:002009-10-19T09:49:12.318-07:00This is being done at my daughter's first grad...This is being done at my daughter's first grade class at Bryant School. Using the "T" sign means toilet, and "W" means water. The teacher can simply nod her approval, or indicate with a sign of her own that the student should wait a moment before leaving.Pherniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513541672890462986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38205105760216086842009-10-19T07:50:15.054-07:002009-10-19T07:50:15.054-07:00I think it is a great idea. Not only can you commu...I think it is a great idea. Not only can you communicate without stopping the verbal lesson, but information about communication in languages other than English is introduced- an important concept.<br /><br />My daughter attended a private school that had some ASL students and a teacher and an aide that were translators, it was an enriching experience for the whole classroom.Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-82160665759959770152009-10-18T22:29:50.855-07:002009-10-18T22:29:50.855-07:00love it! I would also love to get my preschool kid...love it! I would also love to get my preschool kid into the peer program at the Lowell PS program for deaf and hard of hearing children... But just can't with our work schedules. If you are in the area with PS kids and you have the flexibility call the Lowell front office and I am sure they can forward you on!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751038868847448430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-24751429149780947552009-10-18T19:16:21.323-07:002009-10-18T19:16:21.323-07:00My kids' school teaches a significant amount o...My kids' school teaches a significant amount of ASL in kindergarten. They use it for things like asking to go to the bathroom, but also to sing a version of the alphabet song with the phonetic sounds (instead of the names of the letters) accompanied by the signs for the letters. <br /><br />My son, who seems to be a kinesthetic learner, would often sign the letters of a word as he struggled to sound it out. It was fascinating to watch. I think it really helped him.<br /><br />Many of the parents learned some signs as well, I still use "Thank You" and "Slow" with the kids at school.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444916440000921599noreply@blogger.com