04-06-2025, https://epsb.ca/programs/language/americansignlanguagebilingual/factsheet/

American Sign Language Bilingual

American Sign Language (ASL) provides students with opportunities to acquire or maintain proficiency in ASL and English.

  • Goals

    • Develop communication, language and literacy skills in ASL and English, and use both to receive instruction and demonstrate learning
    • Develop individual student program plan that follows curriculum requirements set by Alberta Education
    • Understand the components of signing, including hand shapes, orientation, location and body movement
    • Learn the distinct grammatical differences that exist between English and ASL

  • Benefits

    • Fluency in more than one language
    • Improved communication skills in a student’s first language
    • Increased competence and confidence communicating and interacting in a variety of situations
    • ASL and English role models
    • Ability to communicate and understand non-verbal cues and behaviours

  • Program delivery

    • Smaller classes, small group and one-to-one instruction
    • Use of ASL and English as languages of instruction
    • Choice in learning environment includes Bilingual/Bicultural, Total Communication, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Special Education, Blended and Outreach
    • Access to ASL specialist, educational assistant, educational interpreter, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist, audiologist or aboriginal liaison worker as required

  • Alberta curriculum

    All Edmonton Public Schools programming is based on curriculum determined by Alberta Education. Students enrolled in American Sign Language will receive the same high-quality education available in all of our programs.

  • Transportation

    • Kindergarten to Grade 6 - Some yellow busing options are available.
    • Grade 7 to 12 - Edmonton Transit is the preferred method of transportation.

    For more information about busing, contact Alberta School for the Deaf or call Student Transportation at 780-429-8585.


04-06-2025, https://epsb.ca/programs/language/americansignlanguagebilingual/factsheet/

American Sign Language Bilingual

School Sites

Elementary

Junior High

Senior High