David`s Sign Language Book

David’s
Sign Language
Book
Weekly Vocabulary
Prepared by Mrs. Marcella Harper, Ed.S./CSC, Teacher for Deaf/HH students
Foreword
Thanks to David’s mom, Maria, who gave me permission to share this information. David is an Hispanic
student with Downs Syndrome; he wears glasses and hearing aids. I first met him when he was a four year old preschool student served three days a week at Head Start. He also had some problems with ambulation and fine motor
skills. Although he had sufficient hearing to respond to verbal commands, his Individual Education Program (IEP)
Committee decided to begin introducing sign language vocabulary along with speech to give him some means of
expressing himself until he could master spoken words.
Initially, we taught him only 4-5 signs per month. Once he began kindergarten, in a self-contained classroom,
we began introducing 5 signs a week. The decision about what signs to introduce each week were driven largely by
school routines and basic curriculum. In October, he began transitioning into the regular kindergarten classroom
for gradually increasing periods of time. His Weekly Sign Language lessons became a resource for all of the
teachers working with him; these signs were used consistently by his speech language pathologist, his vision
impaired teacher, his special education teacher, and the paraprofessionals working with him.
After one year of instruction, David has an expressive vocabulary of over 100 signs. He consistently
identifies himself and classmates by their name signs; he identifies 24/26 upper and lower case letters of the
alphabet; he identifies 11/11 colors; and he consistently names numbers 0-10. He also expresses many other words
in sign language. He is beginning to vocalize two words at a time. So, now we are ready to help him transition to
spoken language, but at least he has some way to communicate while he is learning.
This document represents a highly individualized booklet, designed just for David. My hope is that you can
take the ideas represented here and adapt them or create your own for student/s who might need a jump start
with tactile communication.
“Sign” – cerely,
Marcella Masters Harper, Ed.S./CSC
Teacher for the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing
Sign Language Lesson – Month 1
EAT or FOOD
(Comer o Comida)
DRINK (Beber)
MORE (Mas)
TOILET (Bano)
[Images from http://lifeprint.com/dictionary.htm]
Sign Language – Month 2
HOUSE
MAMA
SCHOOL
DADDY
[Images from http://lifeprint.com/dictionary.htm]
CAR
Sign Language – Month 3
Apple (Manzana)*
House (Casa)*
Umbrella (Paraguas)*
Bed (Cama)
[Images from http://lifeprint.com/dictionary.htm]
* These three pic symbols are used for the vision screening test.
* Estas tres imágenes se utilizan para el examen de la vista.
To Create a Weekly Sign Language – Template:
1) Open a Word Document
2) Choose Page Layout – Portrait or Landscape Orientation, as you wish
3) Insert a table with the desired number of columns and rows
4) Label each cell with a word and insert (copy/paste) pictures or sign language images to match
School
Open
Close
Home/House (casa)
Toothpaste
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Toothbrush
Weekly Sign Language – August – Week 1
Good morning! (Buenos dias!)
D___ (student name)
Bus (autobus)
D @ chest
Eat (comer)
Finish (terminar)
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Toilet (bano)
Weekly Sign Language – August – Week 2
Red (Roja)
Apple (Manzana)
Play (Jugar)
Stop (Saltarse)
Stand (Estar de pie)
Sit (Sentarse)
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Sign Language – August – Week 3
Green (verde)
Grapes (las uvas)
Computer (la computadora)
Go (Ir)
Gym (el gimnasio)
Art (el arte)
(G’s on shoulders)
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Weekly Sign Language – September – Week 1
Blue (azul)
Horse (caballo)
Water (agua)
Puzzle
I-pad
Book (libro)
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Weekly Sign Language – September – Week 2
School
Open
Close
Home/House (casa)
Toothpaste
Brush teeth
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Weekly Sign Language – September – Week 3
Yellow (amarillo)
Banana
A, B, C
Aa
Bb
Duck (el pavo)
Cc
1, 2, 3
Cookie (la galleta)
1
2
3
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Weekly Sign Language – September – Week 4
Grapes (las uvas)
(morado)
Dd
Purple
Cat (el gato)
Yes (si)
Shapes (las formas)
Circle (el circulo)
No
Triangle (el triangulo)
Square (el quadrado)
with “T” hands
with “S” hands
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Weekly Sign Language – October – Week 1
Pumpkin (la calabaza)
(naranja)
Dd
Orange
“O” close to “S”
(like =squeezing an orange)
Dog (el perro)
Schedule
(la lista de las actividades)
Shapes (las formas)
Rectangle (el rectangulo)
with “R” hands
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Weekly Sign Language – October – Week 4
Brown (marron)
Chocolate
Ee / 5
Bear (el oso)
Clean/Dirty (limpio/sucio)
Shapes (las formas)
Oval
with an “O” hand
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Weekly Sign Language – October – Week 3
Blackberries (las moras negras)
(negro)
Black
Sheep (la oveja)
Walk/Run (caminar/correrar)
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Ff / 6
Class (la clase)
Weekly Sign Language – October – Week 4
Candy (las dulces)
(blanca)
White
Letter/Number/Shape
(letra/numero/formas)
Gg
7
Diamond
(with “D” handshapes)
Ghost (fantasma)
Spider (la arana)
Who? (quien?)
Witch (la bruja)
Bat (el murciélago)
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Weekly Sign Language – November – Week 1
Shoes (los zapatos)
(arco iris)
Letter/Number
(letra/numero)
Rainbow
Hh
Color (color)
On (en)/Off (de)
Wait (esperate)
Helicopter (helicoptero)
8
Which? (Cual?)
Slow (lento)
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Weekly Sign Language – November – Week 2
Coat (la chaqueta)
(rosado)
Letter/Number
(letra/numero)
Pink
Ii
On (en)/Off (de)
9
Cold/Tissue (un catarro/ el tejido)
Ice Cream (el helado)
Your Name?
(tu nombre)
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Weekly Sign Language – November – Week 3
Turkey (el pavo)
Thank You (Gracias)
Shapes (formas)
Heart (el corazon)
Draw heart on chest
Star (la estrella)
American Indian/Feather
(Indio/La Pluma)
Pilgrim (el perigrino)
Sit down (sientese)
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Weekly Sign Language –December – Week 1
Hearing Aids (equip por oado) Rain (la lluvia)
Umbrella (el paragua)
Glasses (las gafas)
Christmas (La Navidad)
Letter (letra)
Jj
Number (numero)
10
Tree (el arbol)
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Santa Claus
Weekly Sign Language –December – Week 2
Gray (gris)
I want (yo quiero)
Use “G” hand
Good (bien)
Bad (mal)
Letter (letra)
or
Red(rojo) Green (verde)
Number (numero)
Police (la policia)
Pattern (el patron)
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Weekly Sign Language –December Holiday
Jesus
Cross (cruz)
Mary
around face
Baby (bambino)
Stand (ponerse de pie)
Candle (el cirio)
Flowers (las floras)
Sit (sentarse)
Kneel (arrodillarse)
Bend fingers
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Weekly Sign Language – January – Week 1
Snowman(muneco de nieve)
Snow (nieve)
Letter (letra)
Number (numero)
Review 1-5
Mitten (miton)
Winter (invierno)
Sled (narria)
Cold (frio)
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Weekly Sign Language – January – Week 2
Mouse (ratoncito)
Milk (leche)
Letter (letra) M
Pointer finger or M
Number (numero)
Review 1-5
Color pattern:
Blue
White
Mitten (miton)
Animals (animales)
Moon (luna)
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Weekly Sign Language – January – Week 3/February – Week 1 (some snow days)
Letter (letra) N/O
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
White
Red
Review 1-7
Pink
Old (viejo)
Onion
Olympics
Close to “S” hand.
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Weekly Sign Language – February – Week 2 & 3 (some snow days)
Letter (letra) P
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
White
(blanca)
President (presidente)
Red
(rojo)
Review 1-7
Pink
Pizza
Pig (Puerco)
(rosato)
Valentine (enamorado)
V shaped hands
I Love You (te amo)
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Weekly Sign Language – February – Week 4
Letter (letra) Q q
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
White
(blanca)
Red
Review 1-7 and 8 (ocho)
Pink
Quilt (edredon )
Queen ( La Ria)
(rojo)
(rosato)
Quarter (cuarto)
with a “Q” hand shape
with a “Q” hand shape
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Weekly Sign Language – March – Week 1
Letter (letra) R
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green
(verde)
Review 1-8 and 9 (nueve)
Yellow (amarillo)
Rat (raton)
with “R” hand shape
Rice (arroz)
Rectangle (rectangulo)
with “R” hand shape
Pictures from www.lifeprint.com, www.babysignlanguage.com, and via Google Images search.
Weekly Sign Language – March – Week 2
Letter (letra) S
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green
(verde)
Review 1-9 and 10 (diez)
Yellow (amarillo)
Star (estrella)
Squirrel (ardilla)
Square (rectangulo)
with “S” hand shape
Pictures from www.lifeprint.com, www.babysignlanguage.com, and via Google Images search.
Weekly Sign Language – March – Week 3
Letter (letra) T
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green
(verde)
Review 1- 10
Yellow (amarillo)
Tiger (tigre)
Bowling (el boliche)
Spring (la primavera)
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Weekly Sign Language Vocabulary – March - Week 4
Letter (letra) U
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green (verde)
Review 1- 10
Yellow (amarillo)
Umbrella (sombrilla)
Park (parque)
Play
Shopping (las compras)
Area
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Weekly Sign Language – April – Week 1
Letter (letra) V
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green (verde)
Review 1- 10
Yellow (amarillo)
Volcano (volcan)
Vacuum (el vacio)
Vacation (vacaciones)
with V handshape
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Weekly Sign Language – April – Week 2
Letter (letra) W
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green (verde)
11
Purple (purpura)
pop 1 finger up twice
Wolf (lobo)
Walk (caminar)
Wood (madera) Woods (bosque)
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Weekly Sign Language Vocabulary – April – Week 3
Letter (letra) X
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green (verde)
11
Purple (purpura)
pop 1 finger up twice
X-ray (rayos X)
Fox (el zorro)
Box (la caja)
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Weekly Sign Language – April - Week 4
Letter (letra) Yy
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green (verde)
11
Purple (purpura)
pop 1 finger up twice
Yellow (amarillo)
Yo-Yo (yo-yo)
Yak (yak)/Cow (vaca)
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Weekly Sign Language – May 2 – Week 1
Letter (letra) Zz
Number (numero)
Color pattern:
Green (verde)
11
Purple (purpura)
pop 1 finger up twice
zipper(la crimallera)
zebra (la cebra)
zero (cero)
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Weekly Sign Language – May – Week 2
Alphabet (alfabeto)
Colors (colores):
Red
(roja)
Yellow (amarillo)
Orange (naranja) Green (verde)
Numbers (numeros)
Blue (azul)
Purple(purpura)
Black(negro) Brown(marron) White(blanca)
Pink(rosa)
Gray(gris)
with G hand shape
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