The Gloss Institute (GI) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that holds the exclusive right to the American Sign Language (ASL) Gloss™ technology. This technology is key to the specialized literacy curriculum designed for schools with deaf students to allow them to learn to read without barriers. GI is committed to providing educators and schools with the necessary training and materials to create successful deaf readers.
ASL Gloss™ is a pedagogical innovation that addresses the challenges deaf students face when trying to learn to read in English, a language they do not hear. The name ASL Gloss™ refers to English text being made clear or accessible via a form of written ASL.
ASL Gloss™ thus promotes a hybrid form of English words, arranged according to ASL’s grammatical structure. This structure allows for a bridge to occur, whereby deaf students can read in their own language, and then experience a transition to English literacy at the same time. The glossed text is part of a larger ASL Gloss™ program that requires a significant amount of curriculum, instruction, and assessment alignments.
For systematic implementation of ASL Gloss™ technologies and licensing information please reach out to us.
