Students will learn the basics of ASL communication and gain the skills necessary to talk about several topics in conversational ASL. 

I have a communicative level in ASL, having been exposed to the language from the age of two. I continued my involvement with the deaf community and learning ASL through attending meetups with Deaf individuals, self-study on Dr. Bill Vicar's (well-known and respected deaf ASL teacher) online university, and a community college class. For the past three years, I have been teaching ASL to 6-12-year-olds at a homeschool co-op.

Assessment
빈도: 포함됨
세부 내용: Assessments will be in the form of video submissions and/or written responses used by the teacher to gauge the level of understanding. 

Struggling Readers are provided with video explanations of every assignment and lesson allowing them to progress without feeling overwhelmed or hindered by the thought of reading being the key to learning the visual language.

I will link to several YouTube videos of signers fingerspelling very quickly to help students practice their fingerspelling receptiveness. The channel from which I will pull videos is 5 Guys ASL and you can view their videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@5GuysASL/videos

ASL History:
The ASL history video we will watch in class - https://youtu.be/betAZeKRpR8?si=umkDY2TheNN5KaBR

I'll also make reference to points made in a documentary by Gallaudet University concerning ASL history and the many transitions that it has taken throughout the years. Several interviewees were interviewed to adequately present how deafness and ASL was viewed during various points in history. The video will not be shown or shared with students, but the link is provided for parents and guardians to review the content.

Gallaudet University documentary: https://youtu.be/PL5d8kyZUQk?si=crlxCVbHIrGM9itD