Use this presentation to build a shared understanding of what an excellent ASL/English Bilingual classroom looks like in practice. It walks a staff through five parts of a strong environment: clear visual access, ASL and English both valued as full languages, Deaf culture as part of daily learning, a library that reflects Deaf lives, and a climate where access is built in rather than requested. It is meant to build common language across a program, not to evaluate any one teacher. Use it in staff learning or program planning.
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