ASL: An Intermediate Course

Completed by 13 learners

Ages 8-12

Live Group Class

In this course, students will continue to learn vocabulary with a focus on using those signs to communicate in American Sign Language.

Karyn Wrachford, B.S.E.

Average rating:

4.8

Number of reviews:

(64 reviews)

Rising Star

Live video meetings

1x per week, 4 weeks

3-10 learners per class

45 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

4 live meetings

3 in-class hours

Class Experience

Welcome to part 2 of our American Sign Language course! I will continue to use Powerpoint slides to teach each class in this course. After class, students will also be provided with a video of myself signing the vocabulary for that class.

In this 4-week class, students will continue to learn new vocabulary with a focus on using those signs to create sentences and communicate with myself and each other in American Sign Language.

Each class will begin with a question to challenge students to think about deaf culture. After that, we will learn our vocabulary followed by a practice time making sentences with the vocabulary we just learned. Each student will be encouraged to come up with an original sentence and share that sentence with the class. I will correct and help students with these sentences. 

We will end class with a review time in which there will be NO TALKING with our voices. Students will only be allowed to sign. I will have vocabulary words, sentences, and questions on our slideshow and students will be prompted to sign these words and sentences. 

Week 1: Students will learn signs for Clothing and how to make sentences describing what people wear.

Week 2: Students will learn signs for Body parts and how to describe how people look.

Week 3: Students will learn signs for Careers/Jobs and how to describe what job a person has.

Week 4: Students will learn signs for  Daily Actions (Brushing hair, brushing teeth, waking up, changing clothes etc.) and how to describe what a person does at a specific time. 

I look forward to seeing you in my class!

Learning Goals

Students will learn vocabulary and how to use that in signed conversations.

Other Details

Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Karyn Wrachford, B.S.E.

Joined October, 2021

4.8

64reviews

Rising Star

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Bachelor's Degree in Education from Trinity Baptist College

I have been signing now for almost 12 years. In college (2009-2014), I had a deaf roommate. That caused me to pursue fluency in sign language. Even though I got my degree in Elementary Education, I took ASL classes all during college. Along with that, I completely immersed myself in the world of the Deaf. I attended a deaf church, deaf camps, and several interpreter conferences. Along with all of that, I learned most by spending every moment of my free time with many interpreters and deaf friends. I  would go to deaf activities such as game nights and Starbucks meets with my local deaf community. 

After college, I received my Florida interpreter certification and worked as a sign language interpreter for several years. I interpreted for college classes, church, chapel services, staff meetings, video relay services, concerts, appointments, training etc. I also taught sign language to high-school students for 3 years. At times, I have also taught elementary students at schools, camps, and churches. Some classes were one-time classes while other classes lasted for one week. I am currently teaching a deaf children's class at my church. I also have many deaf friends that I communicate with on a regular basis.