Students should adjust their conversations to focus on familiar and practised expressions and vocabulary. They might use prompt notes for assistance if necessary. Ask students to work in groups to prepare, rehearse, and practise questions to ask a Deaf person visiting the classroom. Students should ask familiar questions, share school or family information, and use props or prompt cards to aid recall and maintain communication. Have students explain in ASL how to do a task in the present, in the past, and in the future.
Assessment focusses on meaning the extent to which students are able to share ideas and information.
When students produce a video for an exchange class, assess the videos before they are mailed. Challenge students to use only ASL while asking questions and to keep track of how many times they use English. Have a class discussion in which students describe how they managed with their interactions. Have students practise and present role plays welcoming a Deaf newcomer to their school or homes. Provide them with criteria they can use for self- and peer assessment.