American Sign Language Level 1

This course is designed to give students a language foundation in ASL. The course will include: the origins of the language; the alphabet and fingerspelling; colors; animals; foods and drinks; family signs; feelings; professions; verbs and key nouns. Students have materials to use for practicing vocabulary and sentences. At the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate a short story in ASL with clarity

• Introduction
• The Golden Age of Deaf Education
• The Age of Oralism
• Letters A-J
• Letters K-Z
• Numbers 1-20
• Numbers 21-29
• Numbers 30-99
• Colors
• Sentence Practice - Colors
• Animals - Part 1
• Animals - Part 2
• Sentence Practice - Animals
• Family
• Sentence Practice - Family
• Food and Drink - Part 1
• Food and Drink - Part 2
• Sentence Practice - Food and Drink
• Your First Story
• Verbs - Part 1
• Verbs - Part 2
• Sentence Practice - Verbs
• Emotions
• Your Second Story
• Conclusion