1. The 15 Principles was based on research studying:

• Hearing families with deaf/hard of hearing babies & children
• Deaf families with hearing babies & children.
• Deaf families with deaf/hard of hearing babies & children.
• Teachers working with deaf/hard of hearing babies & children.

2. Principle 2 focuses on how to:

• Keep American Sign Language visible only.
• How to maintain eye contact.
• How to hold books while reading.
• How to keep both ASL and English visible.

3. The 15 principles discuss how Deaf readers transition from:

• Signing to tracing the written print on the books
• Storytelling to story reading continuum
• One signer to another signer while reading
• Connecting concepts in story to fantasy

4. Deaf readers adjust _____________ to fit the story.

• Sign placement
• Signing style
• Real world concepts
• Sitting arrangements
• Both A and B

5. Principle 12 says that deaf readers engage in ___________ to extend concepts.

• Games
• Music
• Animation
• Role-play

6. The 15th Principle states that deaf readers expect the child to become:

• Literate
• Excited
• Interactive
• Storytellers

7. Which of the following is not a strategy utilized by deaf readers:

• Placing a sign directly on the child
• Making a sign on the book
• Cupping the child’s chin
• Tapping on the shoulder

8. Which of the following is an example of letting the child lead: (Select 3 Answers)

• Letting the child decide your sitting position
• Letting the child turn the pages of the book
• Letting the child ask questions about the book
• Letting the child write on the books

9. The ultimate goals of the 15 Principles are:

• Families learning how to sign books from deaf or hard of hearing adults
• Families learning how to engage in role play while sharing books
• Deaf and hard of hearing children becoming bilingual/multilingual
• Deaf and hard of hearing children having relationships with books
• All of the Above

10. Principle 6 discusses that deaf readers tend to:

• Make what is implied explicit
• Form signs in the typical signing space
• Make the child the main character
• Emphasize eye contact as the most important part