ASL and English Bilingualism

Bilingual Beginnings: The Power of ASL for Toddlers ♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: Bilingual Beginnings: The Power of ASL for Toddlers Since July, Sheri Peeks has been teaching basic American Sign Language to hearing 2-year-olds in a pre-kindergarten class at First Methodist Church in Cedartown. While ASL is just a small

Signing Early, Growing Smart: Charlotte’s ASL Experience 💫♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: Signing Early, Growing Smart: Charlotte’s ASL Experience On the afternoon of Oct. 7, my sister Camille forwarded me a Facebook video featuring a 16-month-old baby, Charlotte, listening intently to her mother, Gabby, speaking offscreen. The adorable toddler,

Here’s my column about last Saturday’s “Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture” event! We had a fantastic time and are already looking forward to doing it again next time! 🙌♥️

Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture in Cedartown ♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture in Cedartown The event held Saturday at the Anamchara Gallery in Cedartown was a great success. Accompanied by their families, 10 students from my ASL class at Janice Stewart’s Camp Antioch organized

These students, age 6 -16 and hailing from four towns – Cedartown, Rockmart, Villa Rica, and Rome – are truly special! Committed to learning American Sign Language (ASL), they’re ready to showcase their skills this Saturday, November 9th. While they may not be fluent signers, they understand the value of ASL and Deaf Culture.

I hope you’ll join us and consider learning ASL, too! All public schools should consider offering ASL and Deaf Culture classes from pre-K through high school.

Thank you for reading my column! Enjoy! 🙌🤟🏻♥️

The Future of ASL ♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: The Future of ASL This fall, young people from nearby towns gathered at Camp Antioch in Cedartown to learn American Sign Language, gain insights from community helpers, and explore future careers. Here’s a look

A Night of Ghost Stories at Georgia School for the Deaf 👻♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: A Night of Ghost Stories at Georgia School for the Deaf I attended a Halloween party with a ghost theme, which was also a fundraiser, on Oct. 5. The event was hosted by the Georgia School for the Deaf Alumni Association

50 Years Later: Reuniting at Murphy-Harpst! ♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: 50 Years Later: Reuniting at Murphy-Harpst It’s hard to believe that Thursday marked 50 years since my sister Camille, cousin Tara, and I, along with 37 other students, first enrolled in McCarty Kindergarten at the historic

Here’s the printed version of today’s column: “A Trip to the Alabama School for the Deaf.” I hope y’all enjoy it. Thank you for being such great supporters!





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A Field Trip to Alabama School for the Deaf ♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: A Field Trip to Alabama School for the Deaf Believing that a hands-on approach is the best way to learn ASL and Deaf culture, I took my students from the Deaf Education and Deaf Studies program at Lamar University

Here’s the printed version of my column out today : “Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture: You’re Invited!” Enjoy! 🤟🏻

👋🏻Hey, don’t forget to SAVE the date: NOV. 9th! 😘

Two Different Events:

🎉1- “Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture with Community Helpers” from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Anamchara Gallery building, 419 S. College St. in Cedartown

🎉2- “HitPig” - an open-captioned movie at 3:30 PM at the West Cinema, 112 West Ave. in Cedartown

Come out and support our ASL students—your presence will mean so much! ♥️

My column today briefly explains what our ASL students have been doing and extends an invitation to a special event, “Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture with Community Helpers,” on November 9th from 11 AM to 2 PM. Come out and support our ASL students—your presence will mean so much! 🤟🏻

And that’s not all! Later that day, the West Cinema will be showing “HitPig,” an open-captioned movie, at 3:30 PM. It will be the first of the open-captioned movies shown every second Saturday of each month.

Will we see y’all at both events? We sure hope so! 🤞🏻♥️

ADONIA K. SMITH: Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture: You’re Invited! We at Camp Antioch have been planning a special event, “Celebrating ASL and Deaf Culture with Community Helpers” next month. We can’t wait to show you what our ASL students