http://www.spreadthesign.com/us/
Spread the Sign is a great website
if you want to learn signs from other
countries. You can learn French,
Japanese,Italian etc. It is also
an app for ios or android phone.
Have you tried it? What languages
do you want to learn? I would like
to learn South African Sign
Language (SASL).
Watch the video below. What do you think?
Check out this comic and then answer the question below:
Why is it important for someone to talk to you and NOT to the interpreter?
1. Are you hearing impaired or deaf? Most people would prefer to be called deaf or hard of hearing
2. Do all deaf people read lips? Lip reading is very difficult. Many words look the same on the lips (Thursday and thirsty)
3. Do all deaf people use sign language? Some people prefer to use sign language as their first language other people prefer to speak if they lost their hearing later in life. Then English is their first language
4. If you’re deaf, can you talk? It depends on each individual person. Some people prefer to speak and other people prefer not to. It also depends if you were born deaf or learned language first and become deaf from illness or injury.
5. If you’re deaf, can you drive? OF COURSE! (Make sure you have a driver’s license!)
6. If you’re deaf, do you wear a hearing aid? It depends. Some people have hearing aids or cochlear implants or prefer not to use anything.
7. Do you know braille? NO! Braille is for someone who is legally blind.
8. If you’re deaf, do you like music? Of course! Now many music videos are captioned and signed in American Sign Language.
9. If you’re deaf , can you go to college? Yes!
10. Is sign language international? No : (
11. What do your students call you? Most students use the teacher’s first name. It is still respectful- just easier to get a teachers attention here in the US. Sometimes they will use the teacher’s last name if it is easier to say.
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Watch this video of a landslide that happened recently in Baltimore. What is a landslide? Why does it happen?
I have traveled to Washington D.C, I have seen the Thomas Jefferson memorial. and also I have seen the Abraham Lincoln memorial. I couldn’t see the reflecting pool because it was being repaired. I did have a blast there for 1 week.
Do you know all the famous US landmarks below? If not, search the ones you are unfamiliar with. Where is it located? Why is it famous? What’s the history behind it? Which landmark would you most like to visit? Why?
Aurora Borealis
Golden Gate Bridge
Niagra Falls
Old Faithful
Statue of Liberty
Grand Canyon
White House
Do you know all the famous landmarks below? If not, search the ones you are unfamiliar with. Where is it located? Why is it famous? What’s the history behind it? Which landmark would you most like to visit? Why?
Acropolis
Angkor Wat
Chichen Itza
Himeji Castle
Machu Picchu
Neuschwanstein Castle
Taj Mahal
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