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About Us

In today’s climate, online education is more important than ever. Teachers, students and parents are looking for online learning resources that they can trust. That’s our primary objective, we want to provide you with educational content that is highly valuable, professional, and maybe most important, FUN!!! Our roots are on YouTube, but we wanted to do more for the ASL learning community. LearnHowToSign.com is meant to be an invaluable resource to your ASL journey. Be sure to check out both our Intensives and our Accelerated Membership to get the most out of Learn How to Sign.

Our Mission

Learn how to sign with us and open the door to a world of voice-off communication. Our mission is straightforward yet impactful: to empower individuals, regardless of their background, with the language of ASL.

Join us as we embark on your ASL journey, exploring the ins and outs of ASL together. Whether you’re a parent eager to connect with your deaf child, motivated by a strong desire, or simply intrigued by ASL, we’re here to be your guide.

Picture yourself effortlessly conversing with the Deaf community, using your hands as channels of emotion and connection. Our aim is to ensure that ASL is accessible to all, fostering an environment where voice-off communication knows no limitations.

As you take your first steps with us, you’ll open doors to meaningful connections and enriching relationships. Our commitment as the go-to online ASL education hub guarantees you access to top-quality guidance right at your fingertips.

Become part of our community, where the process of learning ASL transforms into a satisfying and exhilarating journey. Together, we remove obstacles, build connections, and create a world united by the strength of voice-off communication. With Learn How to Sign, your success story is crafted in the language of confidence and fluency. Whether you’re driven by a significant need or a curious interest, our resources are designed just for you.

Our Family

We are the Rathbones! At the heart of Learn How to Sign is our family. In fact, If search engine rules weren’t so picky, we’d probably go by something like “ASL Shenanigans with Meredith” or “Sign With The Rathbones” but alas, we wanted to show up in your searches, not disappear into SEO oblivion!

So who are the Rathbones? We, Meredith and Brian, got married in 2011, and since then, we have dedicated ourselves to Jesus Christ and God’s calling on our lives. Every decision we’ve made in our career and life has been in direct obedience and guidance by God, our Father. We have been tremendously blessed in so many ways, but our biggest blessing has been our children. Kate and Lane are now 7 and 9 (respectively) and are not only siblings but also best friends. They do everything together, including learning ASL with Mom.

Outside of our LHTS community, our main community is our church. Brian worked for our church as the Director of Video (yes, that’s a thing) for 10 years before transitioning to a volunteer role as he went full-time with LHTS. Meredith volunteers her interpreting services for the church and their Deaf community. We also have a passion for teaching financial wisdom to people and facilitate Financial Peace University together and teach finances to engaged couples.

As a family, we place a lot of value on quality time spent together. We love to travel and play games. Daddy and Lane love Star Wars and Legos, and Mommy and Kate love Hallmark movies and doing each other’s hair. And by the way, chocolate and peanut butter? Total BFFs. Jelly, sorry, but you didn’t make the cut.

We hope that you feel like you are a part of our family, because that is how we think of you. Our Learn How to Sign community means so much to us and is a source of so much joy in our lives. You all mean the world to us, and we thank you for being a part of our journey. We believe that we are just getting started and are so excited about the future of LHTS and what that means for you!

Our Team

Meredith Rathbone

Owner, Head Instructor

Brian Rathbone

Owner, Director

Darla Lane

Instructor

Sarah Martindale

Instructor

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Our History

1997
August
Meredith's interest in ASL was sparked

Meredith’s mom, Darla, went back to school to study to be an ASL interpreter. This first brought ASL into the Lane household and sparked Meredith's interest in ASL at a young age.

1999
August
Brian's interest in video was sparked

Brian started making videos for his church, youth group and for fun. His brother first made videos and he passed it on to Brian. Brian later started doing video gig work for church members.

2005
August
Meredith goes to school to study ASL to English Interpretation
2007
October
Meredith becomes a certified ASL Interpreter
2008
May
Meredith graduates with an Associates in ASL to English Interpretation
2008
August
Meredith begins interpreting in the school system in Oklahoma
2009
December
Meredith becomes a nationally certified educational interpreter
2010
May
Meredith graduates with a BA in ASL to English Interpretation and minors in educational interpreting and speech pathology
2010
May
Brian graduates with a BA in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast and Electronic Media
2010
August
Brian becomes a freelance Video Producer and works part-time at a local news station and TV ministry
2011
July
Brian and Meredith get married
2012
June
Brian and Meredith move to Texas and Brian begins a new job as Video Director at a large church
2012
August
Meredith begins a job interpreting in the school system in Texas
2013
August
Meredith begins a job teaching ASL at the High School level and becomes certified to do so
2014
March
Kate is born
2016
March
Lane is born
2019
May
Brian and Meredith start a YouTube channel, “K&L Family Time”

Brian had the idea of starting a family YouTube channel to both scratch his creative itch and create more fun family time. Kate and Lane (K&L) loved it so much and still go back and watch the videos. They stopped publishing in January of 2020.

2019
May
Meredith begins a Masters program for Special Education with an emphasis in Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2020
October
Brian and Meredith rebrand the “K&L Family Time” YouTube channel to “Learn How to Sign.”

The YouTube algorithm gods told Brian and Meredith that the few ASL videos they did with the kids were the best performing videos and the ones with the highest demand. This ultimately lead to the re-brand and re-focus to exclusively teach ASL on the channel. 

2021
April
The YouTube channel started to gain hundreds of subscribers per day on YouTube

This video began to rank #1 on YouTube and Google for ASL and other key search terms around the topic of sign language. This catapulted all of the videos on the Learn How to Sign YouTube channel and lead to hundreds of people subscribing to the channel every day.

2021
May
Meredith graduates with a M.Ed. in Special Education with an emphasis in Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2022
January
Learn How to Sign LLC is formed
2022
May
Brian goes full-time with Learn How to Sign
2022
June
Learn How to Sign hosts its first “3-week Intensive”

LHTS had over 150 students attend the 2022 ASL 101 Summer Intensive. This 3-week live course was the first of what is now hosted 3 times a year. You can learn more about Intensives here.

2022
August
Learn How to Sign launches “LHTS Accelerated”

LHTS has had over 500 people sign up for Accelerated. LHTS Accelerated is a membership program that offers on-demand course, an active ASL learning community, weekly Q&A sessions with Meredith and so much more. If you're interested in learning more click here. 

2023
May
Meredith goes full-time with Learn How to Sign
2023
June
Learn How to Sign expands to additional social media platforms

Our Contact Info

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    Meredith Rathbone

    Owner, Head Instructor

    Meredith has over 20 years of ASL second language experience. She holds a M.Ed. in Special Education with an emphasis in Deaf and Hard of Hearing and B.A. in ASL to English Interpretation. She is a nationally certified education interpreter and state certified ASL Teacher.

    Meredith began her career as a full time educational interpreter while taking on community interpreting assignments (doctors appointments, job interviews, etc) after school and on weekends. She continues her interpreting practice by volunteering at her church. She has been an ASL teacher at the High School level for 10 years and recently resigned to work full-time for Learn How to Sign. She is also an adjunct professor at the college level.

    Meredith is Co-Owner of Learn How to Sign LLC with her husband Brian. She is responsible for being the main instructor and face of the LHTS brand. Meredith is heavily involved in the strategic planning of the company, and is the main writer and on-screen talent for all courses, videos and social media posts. Meredith feels called to be an ASL advocate and teacher and has dedicated her whole life to doing just that. Learn How to Sign is the most recent chapter of this journey and she is so excited about what the future holds for Learn How to Sign and her family. 

    Brian Rathbone

    Owner, Director

    Brian is the husband to Meredith and has over 20 years of experience as a professional video producer and director. He holds a B.A. in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast and Electronic Media. Brian began his career as a freelance video producer and worked part time for a local news station and a television ministry in Tulsa, OK. In 2012 Brian and Meredith relocated to Texas where he began his 10 year run as Video Director at a large church. 

    Meredith and Brian started a family YouTube channel, “K&L Family Time”, in 2019. Brian thought it would be a great way to scratch his creative itch and spend more quality time with his family including son and daughter Kate and Lane (K&L). After producing more than 50 videos they rebranded that channel to “Learn How to Sign” in October of 2020. In 2022 Brian resigned from his full-time job in ministry to work full-time for recently formed Learn How to Sign LLC. The Learn How to Sign YouTube channel now has nearly 500,000 subscribers.

    Brian is the founder of both the Learn How to Sign’s YouTube Channel and LLC and loves working every day to make it the best learning resource for ASL in every way. To this day he still does all of the filming, editing, graphic/web design and business development. However, he does look forward to the day where he can delegate some of those responsibilities. 

    Darla Lane

    Instructor

    Darla is the perfect representation of “it’s never too late to learn something new”. She went back to college in her late 30s to take a step of faith in learning a new language and profession. After her first community class she was hooked and knew this was where she was meant to be and what she was meant to do. 

    Darla has been a sign language interpreter for 22 years holding her state’s highest interpreting certification and national certification in educational interpreting. She has interpreted in a variety of settings including community, video relay, educational and religious. Darla brings a unique perspective with her years of expertise and variety of settings she has worked in. 

    Personally, Darla has been married for 39 years and LOVES to travel. She would like to share, she has two beautiful daughters, Meredith and Hilary,  and three amazing grandchildren. (Editor’s note: And yes, that Meredith is me. She blessed me with one of the greatest gifts, ASL.)

    Darla joins our Intensives as one of the 3 instructors and loves to share about her personal experiences as an ASL Interpreter. Students love hearing her perspectives on the profession as they are often interested in pursuing it as a career. 

    Sarah Martindale

    Instructor

    Sarah became Deaf at the age of 4 after contracting spinal meningitis. In 1994, she graduated from Texas Christian University with a BA in Deaf Education and then in 1998 received her master’s in school counseling. She spent 5 years in the classroom as a middle school Deaf Education Teacher and 3 years as a School Counselor for the Deaf K-12. She left education to be a stay-at-home mom but returned in 2015 to teach American Sign Language at the secondary level. Sarah has a passion for teaching ASL and sharing her experience as a Deaf person. 

    She would like her students to be open to ask her anything about ASL and being Deaf. No question is unusual. Part of learning about ASL is learning what it is like to be Deaf so don’t hesitate to ask her anything. 

    Sarah joins our Intensives as one of the 3 instructors and loves to share about her personal experience of growing up deaf. Students love her stories and perspectives on Deaf culture.