MARCH 11, 2011

The Continuum

of ASL

• What is SEE? • What is PSE? • What is the Rochester Method? • What is Cued Speech?

SEE?

1. SEE is a set of signed words used in English word order.

2. The theory to support the use of SEE with deaf students is for the students to better understand the English vocabulary.

How widely is S.E.E. used?During the 1970's there was a great shift to add sign language to speech, speechreading and hearing aids. By 1978, Signing Exact English was reported the most used English sign system in public school programs for the hearing impaired in the United States. In 1985, more programs wanted teachers skilled in S.E.E. than any other sign system. Today, SEE is used in every state and in other countries as well

Signing Exact English is a sign language system that represents literal English. To make visible everything that is not heard, S.E.E. supplements what a child can get from hearing and speechreading. Since American Sign Language (ASL) has different vocabulary, idioms and syntax from English, SEE modifies and supplements the vocabulary of ASL so children can see clearly what is said in English. This system was first made available in 1972

SEE?

PSE?

1. PSE is not a true language and lacks rules.

2. It contains a mix of ASL rules and English grammar. The signs used in PSE come from ASL, but they are not used in an ASL-ish way,but rather in a more normal English pattern.

• The vocabulary is drawn from ASL but follows English word order. Words that do not carry information (e.g. to, the, am, etc.) are often dropped, as are the word endings of English (e.g. -ed, -s, -ment, etc.). This means that the signer can easily speak while signing, since it is possible to keep pace with spoken English. It is simpler to learn than ASL or SEE, since one does not need to include all English endings, nor does one to master the structure or idioms of ASL.

ROCHESTER METHODThe idea behind the Rochester Method was to make deaf communication like English print as much as possible. The method was named after Rochester, the home of the first school to try to use this method, the Rochester School for the Deaf (Rosenberg-Naparsteck, 2002).

CUED SPEECHA phoneme that looks the same on the mouth, has a different Hand Placement. A phoneme that looks different on the mouth, has the same Hand Placement. A vowel without a consonant (_V) is cued with Handshape 5.

CUED SPEECH

“Cued Speech is a sound-based visual communication system. In English, it requires eight handshapes in four different locations in combination with the natural mouth movements of speech, to visually differentiate the sounds of spoken language” (Fleetwood, 1995).

CUED SPEECH

The hump of the curve represents the type of signing done by the majority of the Deaf Community in everyday communication.

NEXT CLASSES after ASL GAME NIGHT

• New Projects to be assigned for Technology of the Deaf.

“THEN & NOW”