Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- strategies to expressively ask for and receptively understand directions.
- strategies to communicate using phrases and simple topic/comment sentences.
- strategies for asking and answering yes/no and 'wh' questions.
- strategies to communicate about daily activities and personal preferences using phrases, simple sentences, and/or listing.
- strategies to describe an event in the past time frame.
Skills
Students are able to:
- use ASL to gain information to meet basic survival needs, such as locating a bathroom or a place to eat.
- expressively and receptively communicate on familiar topics using a variety of phrases and simple sentences.
- ask and answer questions on factual information using the appropriate ASL sentence type with the correct non-manual markers.
- communicate about their daily activities and personal preferences.
- describe an event in the past time frame with the correct ASL word order.
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.
- ASL can be used to engage in conversations to share information.
- interpersonal communication requires the knowledge of linguistic elements.
