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ASL: Describing People

In this one-time class your child will learn the signs needed to describe people using American Sign Language

Rachel Leland

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(157)

What's included

1 live meeting

50 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

*All signing levels welcome in this course.

This class helps to strengthen your learner's skills for describing people in ASL. Students will interact both with me, the instructor, as well as their fellow classmates. 

In this one-time class, learners will dive deeper into the signs needed to describe people. 

They will learn the signs below:

Hair, short, buzz cut, long, curly, wavy, straight 
Tall, short
Beard
Mustache
Freckles
Glasses
Bald
Smile 
Stripes, plaid, polka dots

To practice their recently learned signs, students will be shown pictures to describe in detail.

Learning Goals

Students will learn to use basic signs for describing.

Other Details

External Resources

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

Rachel Leland

Joined June, 2020

5.0

157reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Hello! 

I live in the Pacific Northwest and I am a licensed Speech Language Pathology Assistant. Most of the year, my job involves helping elementary school children learn to communicate clearly by making the right sounds come out of their mouths. However, I’m also passionate about communicating without any sound at all—using American Sign Language (ASL).

I discovered the world of sign language when I was 11 years old—and I was instantly hooked! The thought that my friends and I could speak to each other without saying a word was so intriguing to my young self. I learned more ASL in high school and college, and even traveled to Washington DC to take an ASL course at Gallaudet University, a school dedicated to the education of Deaf students. I went on to graduate with honors from Oregon’s Portland State University, earning my bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences.

I have worked with Deaf children in school programs across California, Oregon, and Arizona, and I love communicating in sign language! I am easily excited and love to talk, and this helps me connect with my speech students as well as my ASL Outschool students. A student enrolled in my class can expect an engaging, hands-on (pun intended) learning experience. 

I look forward to working with your learner!

Rachel