The Department of Continuing Education in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences is excited to be offering a new ASL Workshop-Communicating with the Deaf: Working with Young Children.

This five-hour workshop will introduce participants on how to use American Sign Language (ASL) in educational settings with young children (i.e. early childhood learning centres, kindergarten and preschool classes, etc.). Participants will learn strategies and techniques to use with deaf and hard of hearing children. They will also develop skills for interacting with deaf parents and family members. The ASL alphabet, numbers, basic sign language words, phrases and sentences to use when communicating with deaf children will be taught in the workshop. These skills will assist in breaking down barriers and encourage interactions between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing children.

The first workshop is on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Campus. The summer workshops are June 22 and August 24. These workshops are being offered at both campuses.

For more information and to register please click here.