Kansas educators are taking steps to improve the teaching of American Sign Language and putting it on par with other world languages taught in public schools. The Kansas State Board of Education on ...

If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest ...

IVANHOE, Calif. (KFSN) -- 8-year-old Sophia learned American Sign Language at the Boys and Girls Club in Ivanhoe. "It was fun for me but I don't know about the other kids," she says. In February, Unit ...

Burris began teaching at Troy High School in the fall of 2019. She’s a firm believer in the importance of teaching ASL so her students will not only be able to communicate but also to help bridge the ...

When Erin Cook began teaching her kindergarten students sign language, it was primarily to assist learning the alphabet. But then she saw the benefits, and it snowballed into something more. Now, her ...

That’s the first thing a senior American Sign Language lecturer said when I asked her how she felt about her compensation from Penn. I’ve taken ASL at Penn for the past year. Learning how to sign and ...

OCEAN CITY — Students last week involved with the American Sign Language program at Ocean City High School introduced local girl scouts to deaf culture and communicating with sign language. Nineteen ...

There is a tragedy going on at USU that few people know about. There are two aspects of USU’s Deaf Education Dept. The one that trains future teachers of the deaf to use American Sign Language with ...

CINCINNATI — The movie 'CODA' made history Sunday at the Academy Awards, but its recognition is also helping shine a spotlight on both the Deaf and American Sign Language communities. "Last night, ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — American sign language or ASL is gaining momentum in becoming one of the most studied languages in high school and college classrooms. It's also a favorite inside a Lockport ...

University of Wisconsin American Sign Language students have begun mobilizing to protect the number of ASL courses offered, which have been reduced to accommodate university budget cuts. Students of ...