Please keep up to date with our lessons as they are posted so you can learn how to Auslan Keyword sign for the resources.
Why use Auslan Key Word Signing? Who is it for?
Auslan Keyword Signing assists those:
- with a hearing impairment,
- with a disability that affects their communication, and
- children with language delays.
Some key signs to practice
Here is a short informal video to highlight some of the keywords we are going through in our series.
As we continue to bring you parts of the signed story “Waiting for Daddy”, I thought I’d share some keywords in Auslan to practice with yourself or the children you support.
In the main video, we are using Key Word Signing, with the key signs in Auslan. Australian Auslan is the language of our Deaf Community that has its own unique linguistic structure.
What is the difference between Key Word Signing and Auslan?
Well in Key Word Signing, we are talking (because we are telling someone’s story) and signing the keywords. With Auslan, you are signing without speaking and the structure is direct.
For example:
In Key Word Signing we would sign and say “what is your name?”
In Auslan, we would sign “Your name what?”.
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