Author: Diana Smith

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Published: 2020-11-11

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ISBN-13: 9781735837215

Music Time Sign with Ms. D is a four-volume series created with a foundational base of American Sign Language (ASL). This is a Supplemental Curriculum Program that uses a multimodality approach to improve learning engagement though art, music, and ASL. This program provides engaging strategies that will enhance the academic abilities of your students. The key to literacy is reading development. Building vocabulary and comprehending the meaning of each word are crucial for the child's growth and development during his or her reading journey. This resource is geared for both hearing and hard of hearing children. Its language component also supports language acquisition for children that are noted as English language learners who are enrolled in preschool through grade two. American Sign Language can bridge and strengthen early literacy skills, reinforce math, writing and comprehension skills by stimulating the temporal, visual and auditory cortex of the brain through language, music, and movement. These skills allow students to become flexible learners. ASL is visual, gestural system of communication, and a great learning tool. Children typically use gesturing as they make a variety of facial expressions while using their hands to articulate language. We use a multimodality approach to teaching new skills for students who do not respond to traditional instructional methods. Signing, in its original form, helped to effectively develop the hearing-impaired through tactile and expressive communication; research has shown it also helps hearing children learn to read, increases their speaking vocabulary in addition to learning sight words, and reinforces learning the letters of the alphabet and mastering phonetic sounds. Classroom Management is a key component while instructing young learners. The signs included in these volumes will help students to understand the common commands teachers use with their classes on a daily basis. Within record time, students begin to master the signs they learn and use them effectively with both family members and peers.