Last Week + This Week

I can't remember much from last week, but we learned a lot of B words. In class, we do these activities where she signs a sentence without mouthing or saying the sentence. Then she signs with mouthing, then she signs with speech. It is truly a great way to teach us and get that motor memory going. I can't believe I forgot so many signs though! Usually I am quite good at remembering them, but I've been so stressed so I guess they just went over my head. I learned them again though.

During class, I developed this plan to really make sure that I remember the words easier than looking at the picture. After going through a page of signs (just about 5-9 signs), she tells us to go over them. I felt like looking @ the pictures weren't giving me that good of a motor memory sort of thing. So instead, I looked at the list of just the words we were working on for class, and I signed the words to myself like that. It worked so much better!

Then we had groups signing sessions where we get into groups of like 4+ and sign just like she does with just signing, then mouthing with signing, then signing with speech. I thought I did a darn-well job, but after the entire class was done with signing with each other, Lois (my teacher) told the class about being supportive of each other, and not being a bragger, or being mean in a way of making them feel like they're making a lot of mistakes is not good, and fixing their mistakes while criticizing them in a mean and not productive way. She said we should be supportive and flexible with our signs. To be honest, I felt so mad at myself because I looked back on the group session I had, and I felt terrible for how I reacted.

That was definitely a lesson learned sort of moment. I will try my hardest to be flexible when watching other signs, and if they asked or when they are done, I need to be as nice and a productive (not criticizing) kind of classmate/friend. It won't be easy, but I will try my hardest.