Story no.1 Excerpt: Todd Signs Story in ASL |
Todd makes the sign for fly with his hands and flies toward the kids and makes them laugh. He provides background |
knowledge of his experiences with a fly, slapping his cheek, brushing the fly away, brushing off his knew, shooing |
out of his food. Signs, MY FOOD RIGHT? Todd points to picture of woman in book and signs WOMAN OLD… |
continues pointing to picture then sign the story in ASL. Repeats sentences…and ideas… WOMAN CRAZY, he |
signs for swallowing the fly. He comments…ITS ONLY BUG…ITS NOTHING…… comments on text…signs |
FLY then fingerspells F-L-Y. |
Repeats I DON’T KNOW WHY. |
Todd points to pictures and explains… play-acts what happens when lady swallows a spider…spider crawling around |
in woman’s stomach….. explains spider catching the fly in the woman’s stomach. |
Todd: Points to picture and signs, WHAT? |
ALICE: SPIDER/spider CRAWLS (SC + SIGN) |
ALICE: CATCH/catch (SC: to emphasize a point) |
BAILEY: catch (copying ALICE) |
Todd: OLD WOMAN EAT SPIDER? |
Todd: BUGS YOU EAT? |
BAILEY and ALICE: shake head no. (using speech to express emotion of disgust) |
BAILEY and ALICE: say no (shaking head). |
Todd: turns page and points to picture of spider in woman’s stomach. |
Todd: continues signing story….CRAZY CAT |
ALICE and BAILEY: no |
Todd: continues story…BIRD FLIES AROUND…WOMAN EATS BIRD…WHY? WHY BIRD GO IN |
STOMACH? DOES WOMAN WANT BIRD? |
Girls say at the same time…no and shake heads |
Todd: CAT COMES BY TAIL WAVING WAVING |
BAILEY: copies Todd’s sign of CAT TAIL WAVING WAVING |
Todd: emphasizes and signs CAT ANGRY SCOWLIN |
BAILEY: copies Todd’s sign for ANGRY SCOWLING |
BAILEY: meow, meow, meow |