Using American Sign Language for Positive Guidance...Language to support positive guidance through daily routines. • Explore ways to promote self-regulation and executive functions

Using

American Sign Language

for

Positive Guidance

Jennifer M Matthews M.Ed.

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Welcome!

Using American Sign Language for Positive Guidance

Jennifer M. Matthews, M.Ed.

Introductions – Job Function

What age groups do you work with?

Do you currently use American Sign Language in your program?

What do you hope to achieve today?

Welcome

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What We Will Learn Today

• Identify the benefits of using American Sign Language to support positive guidance through daily routines.

• Explore ways to promote self-regulation and executive functions

• Learn signs in American Sign Language around emotions and daily routines

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Benefits of Signing

Supports Child Development• Fine Motor

• Vision

• Language Development (single & dual language development)

• Social/Emotional Development

• Self-help/Adaptive skills

• Cognitive Development

The Whole Child…Every Child


The Brain at Work

• Pattern Seeking Organ

• Connections are Made through Experiences

• Multi-Sensory

• Emotion & Attention

• Structure & Routine

Synaptic Density Source: Harry Chugani


Executive Functioning

• Self-regulation

• Working Memory

• Focus and attention

• Stress on the brain

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Meeting the Needs of All Children

www.mcps.k12.md.us/.../childdev/maslow.htm

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Need to satisfy hunger, thirst, sleep, etc…

Need to be secure plus safe, and out of danger

Need to be belongand love and be loved

Need to achieve and be recognized

Need to know, explore and understand

Need

for self

actualization

This is the level where learning happens.


The Purpose

We use vocabulary from ASL

• As a Strategy to Support Development of All Children

• To Promote Early Brain Development

• To Augment Language Acquisition

• To Support Literacy

• Build the Bridge for Pre-verbal and ELL Language Development

This is a beautiful gift from the deaf community and we use it with respect and understanding of the deaf culture


Incorporating Sign Language

Daily Routines• Mealtime

• Potty Training

• Bath Time

• Bedtime

• Positive Guidance

http://aslpro.com

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Mealtime Signs

• Apple

• Banana

• Cheese

• Cookie

• Cracker

• Cold/Hot

• Down/Up

• Drink

• Eat

• Finished/All done

• Juice

• Milk

• More

• Please

• Thank you

• Water

• You’re Welcome

• Which


Potty Training, Bed Time, & Bath Time Signs

• Bath

• Blanket

• Clean

• Change

• Dirty

• Help

• Music

• Quiet

• Sleep

• Potty/Toilet

• Wash Hands

• Wet/dry


Positive Guidance Signs

• Please

• Thank you

• You’re Welcome

• Hurt/Pain

• Inside

• Outside

• Listen

• No & No Touch

• Pick up

• Ready

• Share

• Sit

• Stop

• Go

• Wait

• Watch me/Look

• Where

• Yes

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ASL Signs to Support Social-Emotional Development

• Angry/Mad

• Cry

• Excited

• Funny

• Happy

• Play

• Good work

• Proud

• Sad

• Scared

• Sorry

• Friends

• Smart

• I love you


Creating a Calming Environment

• Chants & Finger plays

• Songs

• Calming box

• Sensory toys

• Play dough

• Art time


Story Time

Blue Hat, Green Hat ~ Sandra Boynton

Literacy Fact: Children who enjoy books will want to learn to read.

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Achieving Success!

• Remain Committed

• Repetition, Repetition, Repetition

• Be Patient

• Get Everyone Involved

Remember to Have Fun!


Closing Activity

One thing I will take away from today and do is…

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Thank You!

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Teacher Resource Sites

Find our ASL resources on…

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http://www.teachersnotebook.com/shop/SNBASL

http://bit.ly/syllabuy


Resources to support your efforts

• Center on the Developing Child Harvard University; http://developingchild.harvard.edu/

• New Directions Institute (NDI); http://www.newdirectionsinstitute.org

• Center on the Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning; http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/

• Zero to Three; http://www.zerotothree.org/

http://www.zerotothree.org/baby‐brain‐map.html

• Love & Logic; http://www.loveandlogic.com/

• Conscious Discipline; http://consciousdiscipline.com/

Hug

Happy

Excited Mad

Sad

Smart

Sign, Read and Play ~ The School Readiness Collection

The Sign, Read, & Play collections are to enhance early literacy skills through the use of ASL and play to support the whole child and every child. When professionals and families enter the child’s world of learning, play and imagination the child blossoms with more confidence to explore. This builds a strong foundation for learning throughout their life. Research shows that ASL enhances pre-literacy skills and helps build the bridge of communication with pre-verbal children. An effective intervention model for developing pre-literacy skills ASL is easily incorporated into all aspects of language development.

Our philosophy is that using ASL as a strategy to support language development is beneficial not only for communication and literacy skills but also for all other learning domains; cognitive, motor, adaptive, social and emotional. ASL is the third largest language in the United States and is easily incorporated into the daily routines of children. It offers children the ability to build the bridge of communication with their caregivers while promoting a strong literacy foundation for their future. Incorporating ASL into your literacy curriculum enhances children’s connections to language, reading, writing, and speaking.

Ultimately, it brings language a live!

We hope you enjoy the first in a series of Sign, Read, and Play!

Over 50 ASL illustrated words that are kid friendly

Over 50 activities to enrich your literacy program

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CONFERENCE!

We enjoyed having you at our presentation, Using American Sign Language for Positive Guidance

and as promised here is link to our presentation and a free lesson, We Share Everything! We hope you enjoy both!!

http://bit.ly/SNBFREE

http://www.sproutingnewbeginnings.com 603.345.0869 [email protected]

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Using American Sign Language for Positive Guidance...Language to support positive guidance through daily routines. • Explore ways to promote self-regulation and executive functions