WEEK 1 – Getting Started
WEEK 2 – Getting Involved
WEEK 3 – Getting Momentum
WEEK 4 – Getting Technical
WEEK 5 – Bonus class
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WEEK 1 – Getting Started
- Practice session: Introductions
- Class: “Start with Why”
- Q&A
Resources
- Making Introductions
- 25 Basic ASL Signs for Beginners
- Greetings & Responses Vocabulary
- 25 Basic Signs to Start a Conversation
- Beginner conversational words and phrases
NOTE: You may notice some overlap between some of these videos listed above, however, I do encourage watching as many as possible which will help you improve your receptive skills by becoming familiar with various styles of signing as well as be exposed to some common variations.
- Practice session: Animals and pets
- Class: “Come up with a PLAN”
- Q&A
Resources – Animals and Pets
- Favorite Animal Signs
- Animals | ASL THAT
- Learn How to Sign 13 Animals in ASL
- Amazing Animals | Treeschool
- Zoo Animals
- Practice session: Family
- Class: “Learning the Basics”
- Q&A
Resources – Family
- Family Signs in ASL
- Immediate Family
- Family Signs (including variations)
- How to sign family with SignDuo
Challenges
#1: Introduce yourself to someone else using sign language.
#2: Write down your reason WHY you are learning ASL.
#3: Share one new sign you’ve learned with someone else.
#4: Share one animal sign with another person.
#5: Reflect on what you have learned from week 1.
GIVEAWAY
This week we are giving away a set of 500 ASL Flashcards! We will be choosing a student at random and announce the winner during the Friday class on August 7th.
WEEK 2 – Getting Involved
- Practice session: Casual language
- Class: “Increase Your Exposure”
- Q&A
Resources – Casual language
- Casual banter before class | Bill Vicars (Beginners)
- Nerds discussing superhereos | Bill Vicars (Advanced)
- Slow progress is still progress | Signed With Heart
- Practice session: Feelings and emotions
- Class: “Using What You’ve Learned”
- Q&A
Resources – Feelings and emotions
- ASL Emotions | ASL Connect
- Signing about feelings and emotions | ASLMeredith
- Feelings and Emotions in ASL | Chris Gorges
- Practice session: Mistakes
- Class: “Getting feedback”
- Q&A
Resources – Mistakes
- Why mistakes can be a good thing | Steve Kaufmann
- Watch your thumbs | ASL THAT
- Common mistakes for letters | Chris Gorges
- Similar signs near chin and cheek | ASLMeredith
Challenges
#6: Let someone know how your day was in sign language.
#7: Find one new way to increase your exposure.
#8: Share one new sign that you have learned with someone else.
#9: What is one way you can go outside your comfort zone that will help you make more progress.
#10: What similar signs do you mix up and how can you tell them apart?
GIVEAWAY
Unlimited Memory is one of our favorite books and has been tremendously helpful for improving our memory and helping us remember what we learn. We will be choosing a student at random and announce the winner during the Friday class on August 14th.
WEEK 3 – Getting Momentum
- Practice session: Food and drinks
- Class: “Interview with Scott and Julie Gorges | The Power of Mindset
- Q&A
SPECIAL GUESTS: Scott and Julie Gorges
Resources – Food and drinks
- Practice session: Numbers
- Class: “Staying Motivated”
- Q&A
Resources – Numbers
- Numbers hack for beginners | Sign Duo
- Numbers 1-30 | ASL THAT
- Numbers 1-10 | ASL Connect
- How to sign any number | Chris Gorges
- BONUS: Staying Motivated
Class #9
- Practice session: Defining features
- Class: “Becoming Autodidactic”
- Q&A
Suggested reading: Autodidactic by James Parkinson
Resources – Mistakes
Challenges
#11: Share what you favorite food is with someone else in sign language.
#12: How many signs can you think of that use the C handshape?
#13: Practice signing large numbers.
#14: Share one new sign that you have recently learned with someone else.
#15: Describe one defining feature of yourself to someone else. (hair, eyes, etc)
GIVEAWAY
Need a little help one on one? This week we are giving away a free 1:1 session. We will be choosing a student at random and announce the winner during the Friday class on August 21st.
WEEK 4 – Getting Technical
- Practice session: Using classifiers
- Class: “Common Classifiers”
- Q&A
Resources – Classifiers
- ASL Classifiers (Captions available) | ASL THAT
- Classifiers for Beginners | TakeLessons
- Semantic Classifiers | ASL THAT
- List of classifiers on Lifeprint | Bill Vicars
- Practice session: Fingerspelling with clarity
- Class: “Fingerspelling Tips”
- Q&A
Resources – Fingerspelling
- Fingerspelling Do’s and Don’ts | 5 Guys ASL
- Fingerspelling Rules | ASL THAT
- Fingerspelling Practice | Chris Gorges
- Live Q&A about Fingerspelling | Johnni Gorges
- Fingerspelling Course by Ashley Clark
- Practice session: Using proper ASL grammar
- Class: “Simplifying ASL Grammar”
- Q&A
Resources – Mistakes
Challenges
#16: Use a classifier in a sentence.
#17: Practice fingerspelling with someone else.
#18: Share one new sign you have learned this week with a someone else.
#19: ABC time. Recall three signs, one each that use the A, B, and C handshapes.
#20: Try to come up with your own sentence that uses proper ASL grammar.
GIVEAWAY
This week we are giving away an entire month of our personalized one-on-one program! We will be choosing a student at random and announce the winner during the Friday class on August 28th.