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I have a new student who is deaf. She has an interpreter, but I feel cut off from her because we cannot communicate directly. I would like to be able to at least connect with her conversationally, even though I will not be able to teach her in ASL. Does anyone know of a good site for regular classroom teachers?
Paul Hello Melissa,

I created a website for anyone to learn sign language. If you want to just learn words, there are a lot of free sites out there. However, if you want to learn sign language and retain your new knowledege, take a look at [link removed].

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Dec 9, 2010
bettyann On 12/09/10, Melissa Carter wrote: > I have a new student who is deaf. She has an interpreter, > but I feel cut off from her because we cannot communicate > directly. I would like to be able to at least connect with > her conversationally, even though I will not be able to > teach her in ASL. > Does anyone know of a good site for ...See More
Jan 30, 2011
bettyann I would suggest asking the student to teach you basic greetings - or ask the terp.. . . both would be eager to show and encourage you. When they are signing, note the facial expressions and eyebrow position, as well as mouth shapes.

The rest of the class would also benefit from learning basic phrases - 'good morning', 'snack time', 'love i...See More
Jan 30, 2011


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