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1 : Contents American Sign Language Rubric Home Signs Rubric Visual Gestural Communication Rubric National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Deaf Interpreter Curriculum 2015 Digital Edition 215

2 American Sign Language Rubric ASL Language Outcomes & Competencies Advanced (Consistent Patterns) Intermediate ( Patterns) Novice (Little Evidence) The ability to articulate signs such that the handshape, movement, location and palm orientation are produced Infrequent instances of Occasional patterns of Consistent patterns of Grammatical Structure The ability to produce nonmanual markers accurately ASL behaviors appropriately produced evidence of ASL behaviors appropriately produced Little evidence of ASL behaviors Sign Order & Structure The ability to incorporate ASL grammatical features that provide consistent ASL sign order and structure accurately ASL sign order and structure appropriately produced evidence of ASL sign order and structure appropriately produced Little evidence of ASL sign order and structure American Sign Language Rubric, cont d ASL Language Outcomes & Competencies Advanced (Consistent Patterns) Intermediate ( Patterns) Novice (Little Evidence) Use of Space The ability to employ spatial grammar accurately within acceptable community linguistic and cultural behaviors that appropriately employ spatial grammar to render in ASL evidence of linguistic and cultural behaviors that employ spatial grammar to render in ASL Little evidence of employing spatial grammar Discourse / Prosodic Level The ability to show of utterances of utterances. evidence of of utterances. Little evidence of appropriate rhythm and flow of utterances Comprehension / Receptive Skill The ability to receive and content of messages by expressing ideas in stories that are accurately relevant understanding the content accurate ideas in stories evidence of understanding the content accurate ideas in stories Little evidence of the content expressing accurate ideas in stories 216 National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Deaf Interpreter Curriculum 2015 Digital Edition National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Deaf Interpreter Curriculum 2015 Digital Edition 217

3 ; self-regulation is fluency translation of home signs into ASL Capable of monitoring with the consumer for accuracy ; fluency translation of ASL into home signs Appears polished and confident Home Signs Rubric Home Signs to ASL: Translation Shows understanding of home signs and accurately translates home signs into ASL misunderstanding of home signs; translates these into ASL incorrectly which Does not understand the Home Signs Rubric, cont d translations of home signs into ASL, Struggles to signs many times Translates home signs into ASL clearly with Appears to ASL to Home Signs: Visual Expression Uses home signs clearly misunderstanding of ASL; translates ASL to home signs incorrectly, which Translates ASL into home signs clearly with insignificant errors Appears uncomfortable translations of ASL into home signs, Appears tentative Appears comfortable 218 National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Deaf Interpreter Curriculum 2015 Digital Edition National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Deaf Interpreter Curriculum 2015 Digital Edition 219

4 ; fluency translation of gestures into ASL Capable of monitoring with the consumer for accuracy ; fluency translation of ASL into gestures Appears polished and confident ly incorporates use of space, roleshifting, appropriate eye gaze and referencing Capable of self-regulation Visual Gestural Communication Rubric Gestures to ASL: Translation Translates gestures into ASL accurately misunderstanding of gestures; translates these into ASL incorrectly which Does not understand the consumer s gestures most of the time translations of gestures into ASL, Struggles to consumer s gestures many times Visual Gestural Communication Rubric, cont d Translates home signs into ASL clearly with Appears to ASL to Gestures: Visual Expression Uses gestures clearly misunderstanding of ASL; translates ASL to gestures incorrectly, which causes confusion of Appears uncomfortable translations of ASL into gestures, Appears tentative Translates ASL into gestures clearly with Appears comfortable Effectively uses space by incorporating roleshifting, appropriate eye gaze, and spatial referencing with minimal errors Gestures: Use of Space Use of eyegaze, roleshifting, and spatial referencing to add and clarity to discourse Struggles with incorporation of spatial features, including roleshifting, appropriate eye gaze, and spatial referencing Inconsistent use of space, roleshifting, eye gaze, and spatial referencing 220 National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Deaf Interpreter Curriculum 2015 Digital Edition National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Deaf Interpreter Curriculum 2015 Digital Edition 221

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