A favorite part of WBT for me is the use of gestures and Mirror.
Since my BA is in Deaf Education I end up using a LOT of American Sign Language for gestures. I let the students know if a gesture is an ASL sign and they love learning a new language to help them learn with their Whole Brain. Here is a great site with video of American Sign Language signs. Just go to the Main Dictionary and try an ASL sign for your next gesture :)
Since my BA is in Deaf Education I end up using a LOT of American Sign Language for gestures. I let the students know if a gesture is an ASL sign and they love learning a new language to help them learn with their Whole Brain. Here is a great site with video of American Sign Language signs. Just go to the Main Dictionary and try an ASL sign for your next gesture :)
A thought that has often run through my brain is my concern that students will think that gestures are sign language. I learned the basics of ASL as a middle school student and they have stuck with me. However, the most that I use ASL in the classroom is the letters A-D for multiple choice questions. (and of course the bathroom sign).
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If any are it is by accident not design. I try to make it a point that "this is a gesture" or "this is ASL for ,,,,,," and the kids seem to get the difference. There is a lot of research on how knowing ASL improves learning and if I know the sign I try to use it. I let my class come up with gestures for concepts that would take to long to sign. They LOVE making their own gestures
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