This document provides an overview of the Signing Naturally curriculum for Units 1-6. It describes what is included in the teacher and student materials, such as lesson plans, presentations, homework assignments, and videos. Key aspects of the curriculum are highlighted, like its functional-notional approach and focus on teaching vocabulary in context through communicative and experiential activities.
This document provides an overview of the Signing Naturally curriculum for Units 1-6. It describes what is included in the teacher and student materials, such as lesson plans, presentations, homework assignments, and videos. Key aspects of the curriculum are highlighted, like its functional-notional approach and focus on teaching vocabulary in context through communicative and experiential activities.
This document provides an overview of the Signing Naturally curriculum for Units 1-6. It describes what is included in the teacher and student materials, such as lesson plans, presentations, homework assignments, and videos. Key aspects of the curriculum are highlighted, like its functional-notional approach and focus on teaching vocabulary in context through communicative and experiential activities.
This document provides an overview of the Signing Naturally curriculum for Units 1-6. It describes what is included in the teacher and student materials, such as lesson plans, presentations, homework assignments, and videos. Key aspects of the curriculum are highlighted, like its functional-notional approach and focus on teaching vocabulary in context through communicative and experiential activities.
for teachers Teachers Curriculum comes with a Teachers Answer Key Also includes a Curriculum Content Chart for each unit CD contains PowerPoint Presentations for all units and printable file of all materials ready made materials 64 lessons in Units 1-5 - 20 function lessons - 41 skills lessons - 3 culture lessons 17 lessons in Unit 6 (Storytelling) Homework assignments at end of each lesson additional resources on www.dawnsign.com website 2 for students Student Workbook comes with a 7-hour video (DVD) Homework Assignment corresponds to each lesson taught in class Language and Culture Tips help students to remember important language elements, as well as to give cultural tidbits Cultural Readings give expanded information on Deaf culture. Deaf Art focuses on different genres of artwork by Deaf artists: 1) conceptual art, 2) traditional painting, 3) sculpture, 4) pop art and 5) cartoon Deaf Profiles highlight accomplishments of prominent Deaf leaders in these fields: 1) educator and founder of Deaf schools, 2) botanical illustrator, 3) sculptor, 4) bilingual Deaf advocate, and 5) poet and ASL linguist
Vocabulary Review includes captures of signs shown on video Unit Review at end of each lesson includes: - Questions to Ask - Autobiographies - Self-Assessment 3 Basic Tenets of Signing Naturally Curriculum
Functional-Notional approach to curriculum design Communicative approach to language learning Vocabulary introduced and reviewed in context Activities are experientially based Culturally appropriate classroom Meets the Standards for Foreign Language Learning provided by the ACTFL (the 5 Cs)
4 Tips for converting PP slides on your CD Open the file Save the file to your desktop. Select a slide, then type in changes. Then click save. Use this file to present in class.
Making the file number correspond to the electronic file Open the Unit1.ppt file in your CD (in the PowerPointFiles folder Save the file to your desktop and rename it Units1-6 Open the other files (Units 2-6). Copy all the slides and then paste them to the new file Units 1-6. Delete any files that are repeated, i.e. M40 in Unit 2.
5 Process for Sign Production
Warm up. Model Signer As line(s) - all copy. Sections repeat the lines without modeling. Individuals sign the lines. You role play B. Switch roles. Pair up students and mingle. Evaluate. 6 Evaluating Students What is covered in Units 1 & 2? Introducing self Sharing personal information (deaf/hearing, student/ teacher) Identify person (color, clothes, appearance, body position, action) Language background (languages, schools, years, how much you remember, transitions) Yes/No and Wh- Word questions Fingerspelling (fist, up, double letters) Numbers 1-29 Spatial (above, below and inside shapes) Commands (objects in the classroom, action) Leisure Preferences (likes, dislikes, favorite) Getting attention Negotiating a Signing Environment Readings 7 Focus: Identify person (color, clothes, appearance, body position, action)
SW p. 80 8 Focus: Language background (languages, schools, years, how much you remember, transitions)