Sign Language

What are they doing?

• drawing

• communicating

• weaving

• painting

What does this sign mean?

• eat

• sit

• drink

• thank you

What's this?

• neck

• finger

• arm

• fist

What does this sign mean?

• hello

• goodbye

• eat

• sleep

For many thousands of years people have used their hands and arms to "talk" to people who didn't speak their own language.  Such motions with the arms and hand are known as sign language.  Sign language is one language that everyone speaks.  In sign language there is no:

• message

• motion

• sound

• words

What is the central idea of the section titled “Historical Development of Sign Language”?

• The development of sign language started in Italy.

• Sign language was invented in the 16th century to help those who speak multiple languages.

• The first form of sign language was used exclusively by doctors.

• Sign language was invented in the 16th century to help hearing-impaired people.

Why does Tina say her dad hasn’t learned sign language?

• He doesn’t want to learn it

• He already knows it, but just doesn’t want to use it

• He is too busy to learn it

• He doesn’t believe Tina is deaf

ASL stands for American Sign Language, and it was developed to help deaf and hearing-impaired people speak with their hands. There is a sign for each of the 26 letters in the alphabet, but most signing is based on ideas and concepts, rather than actual words. ASL has helped many hearing-impaired people learn how to communicate.

• American Sign Language is based on signing individual letters.

• ASL stands for American Sign Language.

• American Sign Language was developed to help the hearing-impaired communicate.

What is this sign

• B

• A

• C

• I

What is this sign

• E

• A

• S

• T