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Master ASL! Facebook page, conferences, and plans for 2010.

I’m not sure why you might be having difficulty subscribing to TeachASL, but I can assure you that it is up and running with a lot of discussion between ASL teachers at all levels from around the country. Try this link to join, and if you still have a problem, let me know. TeachASL

You might also be interested in these other resources:
(1) The ASL Instructors forum
(2) The ASL Instructors yahoo group

Heather says:
May 29, 2009 at 10:21 PM (Edit)
Hello,
When I saw the address for the ASL listserv I was thrilled. I have tried to join several ASL list serves and always found that they were no longer functioning. However when I sent an e-mail to the address above it came back as being undeliverable. Is there a misspelling in it or has it been shut down? I would love to be in touch with more ASL teachers but can’t seem to find a functioning list serve.

Hi, Carla

The majority of ASL curricular options available today are intended for students at the high school and college levels. For the students you’re teaching, I suggest you take a look at materials that can be found at Harris Communications for younger learners. You’ll most likely have to gather materials and create an outline of the things you’d like to have them learn, since there isn’t an ASL curriculum available for that age group. For a rough outline, visit Gallaudet University’s K-12 Curriculum Framework for some ideas here. Keep things fun and emphasize having them communicate to each other in ASL rather than just memorizing signs. Good luck!

Carla Brookshire says:

May 20, 2009 at 11:10 AM
I am a hearing teacher of the deaf. I taught for 15 years using a combination of ASL (what little I knew) and signed English. I now stay at home and home school our daughter who is 6. Last year I taught a group of home schooled children beginning sign language. I used TEA’s Preferred Signs to build vocabulary. We played a lot of games to learn the signs and we watched Signing Times videos. The group of students vary in age from 5 to 10 years old. I would like to purchase a curriculum to continue teaching this group of children sign language. I have looked at Signing Naturally and would like your input. The parents are willing to buy books and/or workbooks and DVD’s for their children. Can you make a suggestion for our curriculum choice? Thank you, Carla Brookshire

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