Welcome to ASL at Home!
We’re so glad you’re here.
Structure of the book
ASL at Home’s new second edition has 12 chapters, with each one organized around a routine that is common in most young children’s days. Families with deaf children can learn these lessons on their own, with early intervention providers, or in group classes.
Chapter themes:
Ch. 1: 🍲 Mealtime
Ch. 2: 🛀 Bath time
Ch. 3: 🚽 Diaper changing & bathroom routines
Ch. 4: 📚 Book sharing
Ch. 5: 🛌 Bedtime
Ch. 6: 🤾 Playtime
Ch. 7: 🎨 Arts & crafts
Ch. 8: 🏕 Outdoors
Ch. 9: 🧹Cleaning up
Ch. 10: 👚👖 Getting dressed
Ch. 11: 👨👨👧👦 Family time
Ch. 12: 🐶🐱🐟Pets
Each lesson contains:
Routine theme-based vocabulary
Expressive sentence practice
Receptive sentence practice
Language enrichment lesson
Deaf Community Cultural Wealth lesson
The need for this curriculum
The vast majority – 90-95% – of deaf and hard of hearing are born to hearing parents. Many families choose to offer their child multiple languages and modalities as they grow, in order to optimize language access and acquisition. However, for those who want their child to acquire ASL but do not already know the language themselves, the task before them (i.e., learning a new language) can seem daunting. While there are many resources available for learning ASL, few serve the hearing family of a young deaf child. We developed this book to fill some of the gaps left behind by the current opportunities available.
Grounded in current research evidence
Get a free 1-page abstract of ASL at Home’s research base with references.
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Navigating ASL at Home
The book: The home base
Every chapter has a link and QR code to that chapter’s page on the website.
The introduction & chapter 1 also have links to the workbook.
The website: Instructional videos
Follow the links and QR codes to each chapter’s instructional videos and additional resources
The workbook:
Technique fridge posters
Receptive practice worksheets
Reflections journals
Any questions?
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