Supporting Children’s Language, Learning & Literacy
Welcome to Northern Signs Research
The mission of Northern Signs Research Inc. is to support the development of creative teaching and assessment materials to promote children’s language, learning and literacy in American Sign Language and English.
Our Programs
The American Sign Language Assessment Tools
ASL Expressive Skills Test
- Developed for children aged 4 to 13 years
- Measures children’s ability to sign a story in ASL (expressive language)
- Assesses narrative (story) structure and ASL grammatical features (spatial verbs, agreement verbs, manner, aspect, role shift)
- Testers must be certified to use the test (complete a training workshop)