Auslan: First Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Communicating / Identity
Content description
Explore ideas of identity, social groupings, relationship, space and place, and how these relate to the Deaf community
Elaborations
describing themselves as belonging to their family and to social groups such as their class or age cohort of deaf children
exploring concepts of difference and sameness
representing their relationships with others by drawing pictures, adding captions to photos, creating posters or digital presentations to depict their family, labelling immediate and extended family members as deaf or hearing
identifying themselves as members of different groups and describing their relationships with deaf, hard of hearing and hearing children, family members, the Deaf community and the wider ‘hearing’ society
identifying and describing physical markers of identity among deaf children, for example hearing devices such as hearing aids, cochlear implants and FM systems
identifying and discussing their own and each other’s family names, given name/s and name signs
identifying elements of their behaviours or relationships that mark their individual or Deaf community identity such as the use of Auslan
identifying places that are significant to them personally and are important to their identity
exploring relationships between place, space and people, considering why some places and spaces make deaf people feel comfortable and promote a sense of belonging, for example those that facilitate face-to-face communication
considering roles and responsibilities in relation to membership of a Deaf community, for example by describing how they can help others to be aware of their communication preferences in the classroom or with extended family
exploring their shared experience as ‘people of the eye’, for example by identifying the importance of space for waving or using flashing lights to gain attention or to give visual applause
