Asl Reflection

Out of all the information that I obtained from the video only a few really stuck out to

“The Sound of Color” opened my eyes to the intricacies of American Sign Language. My only experiences with Deaf families and Deaf communities comes from the book “Burn Down the Ground” by Kambri Crews and the information I learned in CDS 201. Needless to say, I have a lot to learn. Uhlberg’s description of all the different ways people can display their sex, geographic origin, and personality through their use of sign enlightened me. I can vividly imagine a person who is shy, signing in a reserved, guarded and confined fashion, and then I see the person who is outgoing, signing in an expansive, full bodied and overly expressive way. Although people speaking in ASL may not have an audibly loud or soft voice, I now understand

The submitted final lesson plan for Session 5 contained many of the key elements of the best practices for developing effective online learning. Nonetheless, the development of the lesson plan integrated the learning discoveries based on the idea of applying it to a blended American Sign Language course. The lesson plan utilized the implementation of newly adopted Signing Naturally (Smith, Lentz, & Mikos, 2008) course curriculum, which I integrated into my proposed blended ASL 101 course. Using the knowledge of the importance of consistency, communication, and community the plan demonstrates a variety of online tools found within the Blackboard LMS that supports these three components for an efficient and effective online blended course. From

The purpose of this assignment was to create a discourse map and an abstract for four American Sign Language (ASL) videos, each with a different presentation style and purpose.

I am honored to be in ASB this year and enjoy making a difference in the school and being a leader, and I’m looking forward to making a bigger difference next year at the school. I have learned numerous tips on how to be a leader by writing essays and showing what we learned in different committees in ASB and in our larger world. Throughout my year in ASB I learned how to be a better leader, and because of that I used these skills to make the school a better place to be in and a more amusing and exciting place to go to school.

On Wednesday morning, I wondered if I will do well on my AP Lang test. For one, the thought of not knowing if the essays provided on the exam would be harder or easier was uncomfortable. However, I know everyone else is in the same situation as me. Mrs. bandelier instructed us with care, but the moment she said we may open out packet and answer sheets, the pressure and the stress all come pounding down on me. “This is it. I either pass or fail” is what I tell myself. The fact that I read slower and answer slower doesn’t assure me. What surprises me was on the exam this year, 5 essays were included instead of four. This means I have to read one essay than what we have practiced in class. However, the essays were interesting, and I

When I review the video I created with Julia, Sophie, and Sarah, I find that there were things we did not perfectly portray and things that we portrayed well. It was difficult to create certain things with our specific model choice and things that we just didn’t completely understand at the time we created our model.

LD is a thirteen year-old Haitian -American seventh grader who is enrolled in the 7th grade General Education program at Middle School 500. She lives in a large household that is comprised of her paternal grandmother, her father, younger brother, aunt, the aunt’s boyfriend, along with her aunt’s two children ages 2 and 4. LD was referred for counseling by her Guidance Counselor due to conflicts in the home with her grandmother and aunt. The source of LD’s problem stems from her grandmother’s strong ties to Haitian culture and traditions. Although LD was initially referred for family problems, the dynamics of LD’s situation changed when her grandmother died suddenly before the holidays. As a result, the focus of LD’s sessions was changed

Although I still consider myself an introvert, my participation at camp allowed me to grow with the confidence and eagerness to meet new people. Prior to this experience, I wondered if my dedication was going to pay off because of my reservation around ASL. I am now positive I am making the right decisions and actions for my future. I actively pursue opportunities to spend as much time as possible participating in the Deaf community, and I am excited about my ability in getting to know many amazing individuals using sign

Monday June 20th through Thursday June 24th the National Texel show and sale was held in Sedalia, Mo. as part of the Midwest Stud Ram sale. Considering I will be a senior in high school next year my father and I took a ram to sell in the sale. While we were proud of how the ram performed it was not the highlight of our trip. As the most rewarding experience gained was to meet and visit with all of the Texel breeders of all ages as well as those interested in the breed and its future.

The one piece of constructive cristism that I wuld like to improve to the video that I created is that I should have just at least insert some of my videos singing and audios of my voice that telling about my story. Too bad that I’m too innocent that I don’t know how to put that in my video.So I just typed my script to the captions and the HQ of some of the

William Vicars, ASL is an “augmentative and alternative communication tool” which gives an alternative method of communication instead of speech. Individuals who have difficulties with, or cannot, communicate orally because of either a speech or language disorder, gain a way to communicate efficiently. Using ASL may either be a temporary or permanent solution to a problem (Vicars, 2016). As an example, Dr.Vicars uses a child with apraxia. This child would have the “ability to make the sounds of speech but have difficulty doing so.” Learning to sign first may be helpful because it gives this child a way to communicate that can be used in oral therapies later on. Using ASL can be used to facilitate oral language. (Vicars,

When I first showed my video to my school, I didn’t expect to have much of an audience. However, I ended up having more

• Sign Production o I believe that my ability to produce the correct sign during the narrative was my strongest aspect. I was able to sign the major signs necessary to properly convey my story. An example of my sign production would be when I explained how my father, Brian moved to Boston for law school and meeting my mother, Karen. • Non-Manual Markers o

In class we have been dicussing how to use narritve techniques so we can use them in our lives. I used this standard in lesson 6. Lesson 6 is where we were given some sentences and we had to change them so they didn’t sound the same. Once we did that we picked a partner and we checked each others work , and reviewed for grammer , spelling , and other mistakes. In that assignment we used this standard by using narrative techniques. You need to learn these narrative techniques for uses in later life. You would use these techniques for a job interview and resume. I think I did good on the practice but, I still need some practice,