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Learn American Sign Language for Beginners Self Paced Schedule

Completed by 36 learners

Ages 7-11

Self-Paced Class

This is a self paced class towork at your own schedule and learn American Sign Language. Designed for beginners and starts with the basics.

Ms. Tanesha

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(88 reviews)

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4 pre-recorded lessons

4 weeks of teacher support

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What's included

4 pre-recorded lessons

4 weeks

of teacher support

1 year access

to the content

Class Experience

In this learn American Sign Language for beginners Self Paced Class, students can learn the basics at their own pace.  There are no live videos, instead learners will be given a weekly video to watch from 7-10 minutes long over the course of four weeks.   After watching the video for the week they can practice the weekly theme and see any attachments to review for the week.   
- Week one video is learning the sign language alphabet and fingerspelling their own names with printout and Kahoot! link to quiz.
-Week two video is all about numbers and how to sign numbers 1-20 and numbers by 10's to 100 also included is learning time, money, and age.
-Week three video is introductions.  How to introduce themselves and polite words they can sign.
 -Week four and last video is signs for friends and family and certificate of completion.
This is a good place to start your signing journey!

Syllabus

4 Lessons

over 4 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Alphabet Mastery

 Learning the ASL alphabet and practicing fingerspelling your name.

8 mins of video lessons

Lesson 2:

Counting and Numbers

 Learning numbers 1-20 and counting by tens to one hundred.  Let’s use numbers to sign age, money, and time.

14 mins of video lessons

Lesson 3:

Introductions and being polite

 Learning how to introduce ourselves to new friends.  Also let’s learn some polite signs.

8 mins of video lessons

Lesson 4:

Adding to our vocabulary

 Let’s learn the signs for friends and family.

15 mins of video lessons

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External Resources

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

Meet the teacher

Ms. Tanesha

Joined July, 2020

4.9

88reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Associate's Degree from Vista college

Hello my name is Tanesha Poly. I am a homeschooling mom of five. I love learning and researching different curriculum and activities to keep my kids learning and engaged. Before I became a mom I worked as an educational interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing.  I worked with children of all ages teaching, aiding, and interpreting for them.  I have an associates of arts degree and a certificate in American Sign Language.  My kids have enjoyed taking classes on Outschool and I hope to provide the same type of fun enjoyable classes for others!  I love cooking, baking, organizing, and taking pictures of my kids!