ASL Storytelling

Providing ASL videos to families

My storybook videos will show parents how to read to their children who are deaf using American Sign Language and how to use strategies to make book sharing most effective.

15 Principles for Reading to Deaf Children

• Translate stories using ASL.
• Keep both languages (ASL and English) visible.
• Expand on the book’s ideas.
• Read the story over and over if your child asks.
• Let your child guide you through the story.
• Clearly explain the meaning of the story.

Deaf mentors can visit the homes of the children to demonstrate to parents how to sign the stories and provide feedback to family members.

Families will be given a copy of the book, a DVD and/or digital link for practice, a poster with tips for reading to children who are deaf, and a guide containing activities to do with their child after reading the story.

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