ASL--American Sign Language & the Deaf Community Part 5/6 for 8 Weeks For 11-17
#academic Keep growing with ASL and learning about more information about the Deaf community, history and culture.
Ms. Barrie Silberberg
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(81)
What's included
8 live meetings
7 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
You will be learning part 5/6 of American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary, including proper ASL. We will play games and do fun activities, while learning! Some pages will be screenshot to show materials connected to the lessons. Each 55 minute class will involve vocabulary, and knowledge about ASL and the Deaf community, including Deaf history and about Deaf culture. There will be plenty of review each week. We will watch some short videos and discuss them in class, related to the information being taught. This is a very interactive class between teacher and all learners. It is important to have your camera on and your face and upper body visible, so the teacher and fellow learners can see everyone signing. ASL is a visual language! Zoom chat will also be utilized for communication. More focus will be on expressive signing by students in proper ASL. APPROXIMATELY what we will do week by week....I will work at the speed of the learners, so it might fluctuate a bit: Week 1 and 2 More on classifiers, time, time spot, start and finish, Deaf standard time, beginnings and endings, multiple meanings review Week 3 and 4 Milan Conference, activities at home, sports, Deaflympics, more storytelling, more famous Deaf people, review Week 5 and 6 ASL/Deaf literature, more classifiers, tenses, (past/present/future, review Week7 and 8 More on rule of 9 (10 ways), more tenses, review We will use Kahoot to review and learn! Kahoot staff says: "You can use Kahoot! as much as you want without any commercial rights when using it in your meetings/groups"
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Joined August, 2021
4.8
81reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate
Bachelor's Degree from California State University, Northridge
I have been teaching the beautiful language of American Sign Language (ASL) for about 25 years at many venues. I have taught at a public high school and a private middle school and high school. I also have taught at a teen center, recreation and park classes-ages 6 months (baby and me)--to adults, afterschool/in school programs at public and private schools for ages preschool to 6th grade. I also have taught adults though an adult education program. I have taught many homeschoolers, as well, privately and in groups. I have taught using Zoom and I am very familiar with its functions.
I worked for GLAD (Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness) as a job placement counselor, advocate and ASL interpreter for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, helping my clients get great jobs!
I graduated with my BA from California State University, Northridge, which was a huge Deaf Studies and ASL program. I have 50 post graduate units in special education and world languages.
I started an ASL program at a private high school and created the entire curriculum from the ground up for ASL 1,2,3, getting all three approved by the University of California, A-G high school graduation requirements. ASL is not English, and I will teach your children the proper way to sign in ASL, as well as teach about the rich and amazing Deaf culture, Deaf community and Deaf history.
I will move at the pace of the students in my classes.Reviews
Live Group Class
$160
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
2-6 learners per class
