Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- the signs for ASL vocabulary taught. to use eye gaze for viewing ASL.
- NMMs for asking simple questions.
- basic conversational turn taking rules in ASL.
- combinations of vocabulary to help create and express basic sentences in ASL.
Skills
Students are able to:
- converse on familiar topics using basic sentences.
- ask and answer simple questions on factual information familiar to the student.
- understand viewed basic ASL statements and questions.
- retell information with basic details on what is viewed.
- create and express a series of basic sentences on familiar topics.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
- the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
- other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.