The Outreach Division through the Center for Total Communication offers both On-Campus Classes and Off-Campus Classes during the school year.

On-Campus Classes
Total Communication classes, using PSE (Pigdin Sign English), are offered at the Longmeadow Campus during the fall and spring. These classes are open to the public. Registration is held at the main campus or through the mail.  Detailed information is available upon request.

Off-Campus Classes
Corporations, agencies and schools can arrange to have Total Communication classes provided at their location by a sign language instructor from the faculty.

Professional Development Points (PDPs): Willie Ross School for the Deaf can offer Professional Development Points to participants who have successfully completed training sessions.

Registration: 

* In person at the Longmeadow Campus, Cooley Administration Building, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
* At the Founders Classroom Building from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. the evening of the first class of each term.
* Fax to 413.567-8808  (mail in check)

Registration is closed after the second week of classes. Participants must be 16 years of age or older. We do not offer child care.
______________________________________________________________

Textbook: Signing, How to Speak with Your Hands, by Elaine Costello, revised edition $19.00. Available to purchase at registration, or anytime in the Cooley Administration Building, Monday-Friday 8:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Course Descriptions
Beginner, Advanced Beginner and Intermediate levels will be presented using total communication, which is a simultaneous voice and sign message.

Beginners' Class
For students who have no previous experience in sign language or fingerspelling. Students will learn to combine words to form simple sentences.

Advanced Beginners' Class
For students who have some knowledge of sign language and who have learned how to fingerspell. Students will increase vocabulary, develop some fluency, speed and accuracy in the use of the manual alphabet, develop the ability to use everyday expressions and conduct brief conversations.

Intermediate Class
For students who possess a strong basic sign language vocabulary and fluency in expressive communication. Emphasis will be on development development of vocabulary and conversation.

Advanced Conversation
The emphasis of the class is on conversational skills. Review and utilization of vocabulary presented in Beginner-Intermediate classes will take place in the context of conversation. Non-manual behaviors (such as eye gaze, facial expressions, body position), idioms and expressions from American Sign Language will be incorporated into conceptually correct English word order.

For additional information please contact:
Willie Ross School for the Deaf
32 Norway Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106-3198
413.567.0374 V/TDD
413.567-8808 FAX
Email:  gdelisle at willierossschool.org