Everyday School Conversations in Auslan for Students Package
This is an excellent resource for schools looking to support Auslan learning in an inclusive, engaging, and practical way
It's especially valuable in the following situations:
Your school has an Auslan signing student
- If your school has a Deaf or Auslan-signing student, and you'd like all students and staff to learn Auslan to help create a familiar, welcoming environment
- This resource helps everyone become confident in everyday Auslan conversations, ensuring the student is fully included in school life.
Your school is teaching Auslan as a Languages subject
- If your school offers Auslan as a Languages subject, this is an outstanding companion resource
- It introduces everyday Auslan conversations that students can start using immediately
- The practical skills developed here reinforce and enrich formal Auslan language lessons
The Everyday School Conversations in Auslan Package includes:
- 2 e-books - Teacher's Book and Student's Workbook (which the teacher prints and gives to students)
- Online access to interactive Auslan videos for students at www.auslankids.com.au
Online Access to Interactive Auslan Videos
All instructions are presented in Auslan, with English text or subtitles
How to teach:
1. Informational videos
- Students click on English sentences and watch its Auslan version
- The information are presented in both English and Auslan - to support Deaf and ESL students equally
- Students answer questions in their Workbook
2. Auslan topics
- Each topic is broken into three learning stages:
1. Introduction of key Auslan signs
2. Full sentence demonstrations in correct Auslan grammar
3. Sentence Rearranging Game - students watch an Auslan video and rearrange the English sentence into the correct order.
4. Once correct, they write the sentence into their workbook
During the lessons:
- Students practice by copying the Auslan instructor in the video
- The teacher monitors and corrects the students' signing
- The teacher can provide additional everyday examples for specific signs
- Students engage in discussions to translate phrases into Auslan, guided by the teacher using the Auslan sentences provided in the Teacher Book
Inclusive and Impactful
- This program is highly inclusive and supports English literacy for both Deaf and ESL students
- It helps students improve their familiarity with English structure through a visual and interactive approach
- All students benefit - learning to communicate in Auslan while developing empathy, inclusion, and stronger language skills
View a few sample pages from the e-book:
Student's workbook
Page 2 - Contents
Page 3 - Suggested Order of Learning
Page 4 - What is Auslan? Information section
Page 5 - What is Auslan? Worksheet Activity
Page 22 - In the School - Auslan Pictures
Page 23 - In the School - Worksheet Activity
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Teacher's book (with answers)
1. What is Auslan? - Answers
7. In the School - Answers
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Screenshot of Online Interactive Videos
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The Everyday School Conversations in Auslan for Students e-books and videos are copyright and for personal and school classroom use only.
Please do not distribute outside the school. If anyone is interested, please direct them to this website for purchase.