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American Sign Language Camp
Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
Beginner Level
This introductory course will facilitate the learning of the fundamentals of American Sign Language, a language used by a linguistic/cultural demographic, also known as the Deaf community. Topics covered in this course: Vocabulary specific to education, employment, health and wellness; basic needs, emotions, and what-questions, and basic sentence structure for having a conversation. The structure of the class is interactive, in which the instructor will present all course material via...
This class is taught in American Sign Language.
- Students will learn to sign introductions, wh-q questions, subject, object, verb agreements, and basic ASL conversation skill.
Teacher Expertise: Former ASL instructional aid at a community college in Berkeley, CA, former ASL level 1 and 2 tutor, as well as a current freelance sign language interpreter.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessment
Frequency: Available upon requestDetails: Informal assessment: Discussion question(s) will be used to assess the learner's progress. A final informal assessment (e.g. Google Form) will be conducted at the end of class. A Gmail account is required to access this assessment.
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All course materials (YouTube video content, websites, and assessments) will be provided in electronic format by the instructor via screen-share on Zoom. A Gmail account is needed to access the final informal assessment at the end of class.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
This course is designed to support the learning of ASL users that have a basic understanding of ASL. If the student has no significant knowledge, they are still welcome. The content from these listed websites (located under sources) will be shown via screen-share on Zoom by the instructor. The student isn't required to access these websites.
The following websites were used to develop the curriculum: www.nationaldeafcenter.org, www.heartdeaf.com, www.primarysign.com, ASL THAT Youtube channel, ASL Connect YouTube channel, and ASL 1 course materials from K - 12 and college standards. The student isn't required to access these sites, as the instructor will provide access via screen-share on Zoom.
Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate
Bachelor's Degree from California State University, Northridge
1) I have experience tutoring and teaching K-12th grade English/Language arts, and Mathematics (up to Algebra I); Language courses: Introduction to American Sign Language, Beginner Spanish, Musicianship (basic music theory and vocal performance),...
Group Class
$90
weekly or $450 for 10 classes2x per week, 5 weeks
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-10
3-4 learners per class