American Sign Language 1

Students taking American Sign Language 1 class will attain basic-intermediate ASL proficiency. Areas covered will be the alphabet, numbers, finger spelling, personal pronouns, introductions, use of space, ASL sentence types, non-manuals, classifiers, directional verbs, adjectives, 2-person dialogues, technology, and ASL culture. Students will get individualized attention during class for sign production and receptive skills (reading the instructor’s signs). This is a rigorous, but fun course. Each student must have a fairly new, functioning microphone headset and a webcam. Webcam
presence is required!

Minimum enrollment for this course: 6 students.

FULL YEAR COURSE FEATURES

• ASL signing, reading and writing of ASL gloss (the written forms of ASL signs)
• Weekly online “live” 90-minute classes for thirty weeks: students can see and interact with the teacher and with other students
• Detailed syllabus and weekly instructional plan
• Graded interactive assignments and assessments with weekly due dates
• At-home learning convenience with accountability and rigorous schedule
• Studeng and parent access to grade book: grade recommendation provided at end of course
• Lessons that connect the study of ASL with the greater Deaf community
• Breakout Room sessions with dialogue practice using common terminology and proper ASL grammar
• 24/7 access to review weekly whiteboard slides and live-class recordings
• Academic structure and accountability
• Access to Google Classroom LMS, Google Forms, and secure Zoom live-class platform
• Solid foundation of language learning and Deaf culture understanding with experienced instructor of 27+ years
• One year foreign language credit for high school graduation transcript

Minimum enrollment for this course: 6 students.

WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING

“Mr. Dally’s ASL 1 class has been a wonderful experience for my eighth grade daughter. His enthusiasm and excellent teaching have sparked major interest. She enjoyed every class, and all of the projects and assignments were appropriate for the material and challenging enough to inspire her to work hard. As my daughter has recently begun ASL conversation coaching with a local Interpreter, we were told that the work she is doing in class is college-level and is preparing her very well for future study. We have nothing but high praise for Mr. Dally and his classes!”

“Mr. Dally’s ASL classes are superb! My child learned so much during her ASL 1 class–vocabulary, grammar, conversational ASL, deaf culture, and much more. She especially enjoyed the breakout sessions with other students that enabled her to practice her signing while also learning about her fellow peers. My daughter’s interest in ASL grew throughout the year and she can’t wait for ASL 2 with Mr. Dally next year.”