Grade Level
3
Subject
Language Arts
I. TOPIC
Hearing Impaired Students
II. (a) CONTENT OBJECTIVES
Students will understand what deafness is.
Students will know how deaf students communicate in their own language.
Students will understand and appreciate differences among students.
(b)
LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES
Students will understand difference between deaf and death, a
common misconception.
Students will be able to demonstrate the manual ASL alphabet.
FLORIDA SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS:
L.A.C 1.2 (1)
L.A.C 1.2 (3)
L.A.C. 1.2 (4)
III.
MATERIALS
MOSES GOES TO SCHOOL, by Isaac Millman
Writing utencils
Paper
Copies of the manual ASL
Poster of the ASL
Handouts
IV.
TEACHING PROCEDURES
A.
Introduction (Include “hook” and tap into prior knowledge)
Read Moses Goes to School to the class. Show pictures and sign them to the class as they appear in the book. Talk to the class about deaf people and ask if any of the students have met a deaf person before.
B. Developmental Procedures
Who is the main character?
Who are his friends?
What is special about their school?
Can you tell me three (3) things that are happening in the story?
What surprised you about Moses and his friends?
Brainstorm on the board:
What does “deaf” mean?
What can deaf people not do?
What can deaf people do?
(Identify ESOL strategies throughout where they are used)
ESOL strategies used are # 1, 11, 15, 24, 25
C.
Closure
(Wrap-up, review, overview for next lesson, etc.)
After independent seatwork, teacher announces that on Monday a new student who is hard of hearing and who uses sign language to speak will join our class.
V. LESSON EVALUATION (Assessing mastery of the stated objectives)
Students will be given a handout asking questions about the class discussion and what they have learned about deaf students.
Students will understand that some people are deaf and communicate in sign language.
Students will understand that being deaf is not the same as death.
Students will understand that deaf people are not different, they just can not hear, and can still function with modifications.
Students will be able to demonstrate basic alphabet gestures of ASL.
VI. USE OF TIME 30-40 minutes
I will read Moses Goes to School
Ask questions, brainstorm on the board. Write responses.
Instruct students to group tables
Using poster I will sign each letter of the alphabet in ASL
Pass out a set of ASL letters to the group. A game. I will sign a letter. Whoever guesses it first gets to come up and do the same till all have a turn.
Students will listen to the story.
Brainstorm and answer questions
Students divide into groups of 3-4
Students will see poster and try to imitate the gestures
Students will review letters. Students will actively participate in groups and guess the letters.
Students work on their own to demonstrate what they have learned.
VII. ESOL STRATEGIES
1. Speaking the alphabet as I sign it.
11. Class discussion. Writing.
15. Using a poster, books and ASL handouts
24. Reading the story aloud.
25. Using a poster and alphabet sheets and visuals.
