This week-long workshop for adult learners is designed to meet the needs of beginning as well as advanced users of Signing Exact English. Participants will improve their expressive and receptive signing skills, sign vocabulary, visual features of sign language, and song and storytelling techniques. All skill levels will be addressed through intensive work in level-matched small groups. Recent research findings on the effectiveness of Signing Exact English will also be presented. Session materials and costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.
As a result of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Demonstrate beginner, intermediate, or advanced signing skills at the conclusion of the Skillshop through a small group 'performance' of their skills.
2. Discuss the benefits of Signing Exact English for the development of English syntax and vocabulary for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
3. Identify the visual features of sign language that correspond to grammar and semantics of the English language.
4. Apply the principles and techniques of SEE to song and storytelling.