American Sign Language Interpreter Framework
    CIP Code: 161603 Total Framework Hours:
    Course: American Sign Language Interpreter – Year 1 Exploratory: Preparatory:  
    COMPONENTS AND COMPETENCIES
    Performance Assessment:

    Grammatical components are imbedded throughout all standards and assessments.  
    STANDARDS AND COMPETENCIES
    Standard: Grammar – Year 1 Total Learning Hours for Standard:      
    Competency
    Competency Description
     Grammatical Components:

    ·   Core vocabulary for ASL 101

    ·   Numbers

    o   Cardinals 1-100

    o   Ordinal numbers 1-9

    o   Ages

    ·   Classifiers

    o   Pronominal

    o   Size and shape specifiers

    o   Locatives

    ·   Sentence Types

    o   Declaratives

    o   Why-questions

    o   Yes-No questions

    o   Imperatives (commands)

    o   Topicalization

    o   Negatives

    ·   Manual Alphabet

    ·   Sign Parameters

    ·   Glosses

    ·   Dominant / non- dominant hand use

    ·   Pronouns

    o   Personal

    o   Plural

    o   Classifier

    ·   Determiners

    o   Possessives

    ·   Spatial Agreement

    o   Eye-gaze

    o   Distance

    o   Signer’s perspective

    o   Real world orientation

    ·   Time indicators / ASL timeline
    EALRs or GLEs (Taught & Assessed in Standards)
    Math
    Writing
                 
    Reading
    Communications
            
    Science
    Social Studies
        
    Art
    Health and Fitness
                           
    SKILLS
    Leadership:
    Employability:
    Analytical, Logical & Creative Thinking:
    Relevance to Work:
     
     
    Performance Assessments:  

    ·   In a group, students will create a PowerPoint or pamphlet describing different career opportunities using ASL.

    ·   In all presentations, student will exhibit interpreter professional protocol.  
    STANDARDS AND COMPETENCIES
    Standard: Professional/Career – Year 1 Total Learning Hours for Standard:      
    Competency
    Competency Description
     Careers using ASL
     Interpreter dress code – contrasting skin tone clothing
     Becoming the speaker – first person
    EALRs or GLEs (Taught & Assessed in Standards)
    Writing
    Math
    3.3.4 Applies punctuation rules.       
    Reading
    Communications
                      
    Science
    Social Studies
                      
    Art
    Health and Fitness
                           
    SKILLS
    Leadership:

    Group Skills

    2.1 The student will communicate, participate, and advocate effectively in pairs, small groups, teams, and large groups in order to reach common goals.

    2.2 The student will demonstrate knowledge of conflict resolution and challenge management.

    2.3 The student will analyze the complex responsibilities of the leader and follower and demonstrate the ability to both lead and follow.

    2.8 The student will demonstrate the ability to incorporate and utilize the principles of group dynamics in a variety of settings.
    Employability:

    1.4 The student will demonstrate an ability to work with a variety of technologies, identify or solve problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies.

    Technology

    ·   Select technology

    ·   Apply technology to task

    ·   Maintain and troubleshoot equipment

     

    1.5 The student will use interpersonal skills to communicate, participate, and advocate effectively in pairs, small groups, teams, and large groups in order to reach common goals.

    Interpersonal Skills

    ·   Participates as a member of a team

    ·   Teaches others new skills

    ·   Serves clients/customers

    ·   Exercises leadership

    ·   Negotiates

    ·   Works with diversity
    Analytical, Logical & Creative Thinking:
    Relevance to Work:
     
     
    Performance Assessments:  

    ·   Students will role-play a dialogue that shares the cultural norm for introducing yourself.

    ·   In pairs, student will demonstrate conversation skills that include questions, expressing opinions, and using natural looking prosody.  
    STANDARDS AND COMPETENCIES
    Standard: Function – Year 1 Total Learning Hours for Standard:      
    Competency
    Competency Description
     Functional Components:

    ·   Introducing oneself

    ·   Describing locations / surroundings

    ·   Responding, confirming, negating

    ·   When to fingerspell

    ·   Exchanging personal information

    ·   Describing family

    Expressing wants ASL proficiency at Novice High level:

    ·   Vocabulary

    ·   Use Classifiers for objects, beings and movements

    ·   ASL grammar for use of space

    ·   Storytelling – narration and dialogue

    ·   Grammar for stories – verb types, sent types, time and contrastive structure
     Can introduce and have basic-survival – Deaf/Hearing conversation
     Talking about where you live
     Introductions:

    ·   Self

    ·   Family

    ·   Friends

    ·   Schools

    ·   Likes and dislikes
     Ask questions about others
    EALRs or GLEs (Taught & Assessed in Standards)
    Writing
    Math
    3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples.            
    Reading
    Reading
                           
    Communications
    Social Studies
                           
    Art
    Health and Fitness
                           
    SKILLS
    Leadership:

    Individual Skills:

    1.3 The student will demonstrate oral, interpersonal, written, and electronic communication and presentation skills and understand how to apply those skills.

    1.5 The student will demonstrate self-advocacy skills by achieving planned, individual goals.

     

    Group Skills:

    2.3 The student will analyze the complex responsibilities of the leader and follower and demonstrate the ability to both lead and follow.
    Employability:

    1.2 The student will demonstrate the ability to acquire and use information in a family, community, business and industry setting.

    Information

    ·   Acquire and evaluate information

    ·   Organize and maintain information

    ·   Interpret and communicate information

    ·   Use computer to process information

     

    1.3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of complex inter-relationships (systems).

    Systems

    ·   Understand systems

    ·   Monitor and correct performance

    ·   Improve or design systems

     

    1.5 The student will use interpersonal skills to communicate, participate, and advocate effectively in pairs, small groups, teams, and large groups in order to reach common goals.

    Interpersonal Skills

    ·   Participates as a member of a team

    ·   Teaches others new skills

    ·   Serves clients/customers

    ·   Exercises leadership

    ·   Negotiates

    ·   Works with diversity
    Analytical, Logical & Creative Thinking:
    Relevance to Work:
     
     
    Performance Assessments:  

    ·   Students will write a research paper on teacher’s choice of : DPN, Famous Deaf Americans, Audiology

    ·   Given a deaf/blind experience (mobility, tunnel goggles, “Very, Very ASL” video), students will write a reflective paper that demonstrates a deeper understanding of deaf/blind community.

    ·   Students will create and perform an ASL folk lore story/poem (Sign Off)

    ·   Students will use and demonstrate culturally appropriate techniques to negotiate a deaf environment.  
    STANDARDS AND COMPETENCIES
    Standard: Culture –Year 1 Total Learning Hours for Standard:      
    Competency
    Competency Description
     Audiological aspects -Beginning basic understanding of “The Ear” and causes of hearing loss and deafness
     “Deaf Americans”, “deaf can do anything except hear” concept
     Deaf/blindness
     Deaf History - Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet/American School for the Deaf
     Deaf President Now
     ASL Poetry
    EALRs or GLEs (Taught & Assessed in Standards)
    Writing
    Writing
    1.1.1 Analyzes and selects effective strategies for generating ideas and planning writing. 1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.
    1.5.1 Publishes in formats that are appropriate for specific audiences and purposes. 3.3.2 Spells accurately in final draft.
    3.3.4 Applies punctuation rules.   
    Reading
    Reading
                 
    Communications
    Social Studies
                      
    Art
    Health and Fitness
                           
    SKILLS
    Leadership:

    Individual Skills:

    1.4 The student will be involved in activities that require applying theory, problem-solving, and using critical and creative thinking skills while understanding outcomes of related decisions.

    1.5 The student will demonstrate self-advocacy skills by achieving planned, individual goals.

    Community and Career Skills:

    3.2 The student will demonstrate social responsibility in family, community, and business and industry.

    3.3 The student will understand their role, participate in and evaluate community service and service learning activities.
    Employability:

    1.2 The student will demonstrate the ability to acquire and use information in a family, community, business and industry setting.

    Information

    ·   Acquire and evaluate information

    ·   Organize and maintain information

    ·   Interpret and communicate information

    ·   Use computer to process information

     

    1.3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of complex inter-relationships (systems).

    Systems

    ·   Understand systems

    ·   Monitor and correct performance

    ·   Improve or design systems

     

    1.4 The student will demonstrate an ability to work with a variety of technologies, identify or solve problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies.

    Technology

    ·   Select technology

    ·   Apply technology to task

    ·   Maintain and troubleshoot equipment
    Analytical, Logical & Creative Thinking:
    Relevance to Work:

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