To enroll, please email: smkalbhenn@gmail.com. Accepted method's of payment include PayPal or Zelle. Typically my business hours are Monday-Wednesday and Fridays. I am located in Eastern Standard Time. 

Hi! Welcome to Learn to Sign in 10 Classes! I'm so glad you're here! ASL for beginners is an exciting and interactive class for children who want to learn Sign Language!

Content

- The Alphabet- How to Count from 1-100

- Their colors- Animals

- Food- Emotions 

- Family 

- Locations around the city

- Clothes- Patterns

- Telling Time- Time Words

- Question Words- Health and Emergency Signs

- ASL Grammar

- They Will Learn to Fingerspell Their Names

- Requests - please, excuse, thank you, help, who, what, when, where, why, how, stop

- Learn conversations and questions such as, "My name is _______", "What is your name?", "Where is the bathroom?", "How are you?", and TONS more!!

We will be covering vocabulary, grammar, conversational skills, and Deaf culture. This course will be tons of fun!!!

No previous knowledge of ASL is needed! Minimal knowledge is ASL is fine as well! I am looking forward to learning, laughing, and signing with your children soon!!

How the Course Works: 

You have two options! When enrolling, please choose which option you prefer. You may email me which option you choose when sending your payment.

Option 1: 

Every Sunday for the 10 week course, I will email weekly video. The students can watch the recording at their convenience throughout the week.

Every Friday I will email the class discussion questions to encourage student involvement and practice. These will include thought provoking questions and challenges to help increase the student's knowledge and ASL skills.

I will also be available throughout the week to answer questions and support the students through their progress of learning ASL.  

Option 2:

When you enroll you can receive all 10 weeks of videos and discussion questions in one bulk email. The student can then move as quickly or as slowly through the content as they need. If you chose this option, I will be available weekly for 6 months to answer questions. 

Additional Info

This is a Flex Class, each lesson will be posted on Sunday or Monday every week for you to watch and learn at your own pace and at your convenience. For participation, every student will be asked to get involved in the classroom discussions each week. They will also be asked to  post short videos of their favorite signs and sentences that they learned throughout the course. I will be available to questions and discussion each week through the Classroom tab or private messages throughout the course as well to help your student receive the best learning environment as possible. I am very excited to teach, inspire, and encourage your student to learn this beautiful language!

Teacher Expertise

I have been fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) for 10 years and have studied the language for 16 years. I took courses at Gallaudet University, have my double certificate in ASL from International Open Academy, and am heavily involved in the Deaf community in my area. I love children, ASL, and reading! I am excited to expand my knowledge to your children through this exciting  course!

Payment:

Price of class is in USD, if you live outside of the United States you will need to send appropriate price of class that covers the USD price. Here is a currency converter to determine how much the price will be in your currency: https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?from=EUR&to=USD&amount=1

Currently, accepted methods include PayPal, Zelle, Cash, or Check. If none of these payment options work for you, please message me and we will see what else we can do. 

There are many benefits to learning Sign Language! One is to help bridge the communication gap. Often times, individuals with neurodivergent differences struggle with communication. In some instances are non-verbal. This experience for a child can bring much frustration or behavioral difficulties due to the lack of communication skills. Teaching American Sign Language (ASL) can help bridge the gap of communication skills and improve the overall happiness that families experience because they are able to communicate more effectively. 

Students without such severe neurodivergence difference can also benefit greatly! Having a different form of communication, other than speaking, for anxiety is extremely beneficial. Students with anxiety often struggle with communicating their feelings when they are in an uncomfortable situation. Having a different way to communicate their feelings to loved ones is highly beneficial. 

ASL is an incredible language for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia as well. The language is a visual and gestural language which makes learning a second language much easier than spoken languages for students with these difficulties. 

Learning ASL helps develop confidence. The ability to communicate wants and needs even on a basic level helps to contribute to learners having more self-confidence. Sign Language is not the only way to build self-confidence, but it is definitely a great option! 

Another notable benefit is helping the learner to build independence. As teachers and parents we always want our children and students to be as independent as possible as they navigate their way through life being independent and able to communicate basic wants and needs. 

In summary, ASL helps bridge communication gaps, is a visual and gestural language which is beneficial for students who struggle with reading, writing, and spoken languages, it helps develop confidence, and builds independence.

Resource: www.sign-tribe.com