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You can also take the ASL 401 Course (Link to course)
It’s time to take your introductory ASL conversations to an intermediate level! In 201 you will receive extensive grammar instruction on incorporation of tenses, sign intensity, uses of listing and spatial organization along with fingerspelling and the Rule of 9. The course is designed to build off 101 signs and concepts while teaching an additional 250 signs. Each class students will learn about the cultural significance in the areas of Deaf art, performances, performers, technology with personal experience stories. Students will also be introduced to voice off instruction to build on their receptive skills and also challenged through class quizzes and homework assignments.
It is not required to have taken ASL 101 before 201, but we do only recommend it to people who feel like they are already beyond the basics of ASL. We will be offering ASL 101 again in the winter (January 2024)
When is it happening?
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201 Schedule
Class 1 - Sunday, September 24 (4:00 PM CST)
Class 2 - Thursday, September 28 (6:00 PM CST)
Class 3 - Sunday, October 1 (4:00 PM CST)
Class 4 - Thursday, October 5 (6:00 PM CST)
Class 5 - Sunday, October 8 (4:00 PM CST)
Class 6 - Thursday, October 12 (6:00 PM CST)
Class Highlights
- Taught by YouTube’s Most Watched ASL Teacher
- Taught by 3 instructors in total
- 6 2-Hour Live Sessions
- Live question and answer sessions
- 5 Quizzes to test your knowledge
- Learn how to put together sentences with proper ASL Grammar
- Learn 250+ Signs
- Dive deep into Fingerspelling & Numbers
- Voice-off activities to challenge your understanding
- 5 Homework Assignments to push your skill to the next level
- Personal feedback on Homework Assignments
- Giveaways each class
- Meet other engaged students of ASL
- Certificate of completion
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Curriculum
- Vocabulary: Events/Holidays
- Fingerspelling: Months
- Numbers: Dates/Years
- Grammar: 101 Sentence Structure Review
- Culture: Deaf Experience at Family Gatherings
- Vocabulary: Past/Present/Future
- Fingerspelling
- Numbers: Rule of 9
- Grammar: Time/Rh
- Culture: Technology for Deaf
- Vocabulary: Daily Activities/Vacation Activities
- Fingerspelling: ABC Story
- Numbers: Number Story
- Grammar: Listing
- Culture: Deaf Performances
- Vocabulary: Weather/Seasons
- Fingerspelling: Natural Landmarks
- Numbers: Temperature
- Grammar: Intensity of Signs
- Culture: Deaf Art
- Vocabulary: Around the Town
- Fingerspelling: Names of Businesses
- Numbers: Money
- Grammar: Spatial Organization
- Culture: Famous Deaf People
- Putting it All Together
- Culture: Schooling/Testing/Job Types for Interpreters
About Your Teachers
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.
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.
Meredith Rathbone
Asl Teacher/Interpreter
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.
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.
Sarah Martindale
ASL Teacher
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.
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.
Darla Lane
ASL Interpreter
Learn ASL Faster Funner Better
What did people think about our first Intensive?
Reviews of ASL 101 Summer Intensive
How satisfied were you with the Summer Intensive?
4.8/5
(4.8) 62 Reviews
How relevant and helpful do you think it was for your ASL learning journey?
4.8/5
(4.8) 62 Reviews
How satisfied were you with the Live Session content?
4.8/5
(4.8) 62 Reviews
How much did you value our additional teachers?
4.9/5
(4.9) 62 Reviews
Past Intensive Participant Survey Before/After
This graphic shows the results of a survey conducted both before and after our Summer Intensive in June 2022. The Green represents before the Intensive. We measured topic confidence on a scale of 1 - 10. Over 100 students participated in the survey. These numbers represent the average of their results.
- Before The Intensive
- After The Intensive
Topics Surveyed
01 – How confident are you with expressive fingerspelling?
02 – How confident are you with receptive fingerspelling?
03 – How confident are you with expressing numbers in ASL (ex. signing your age)?
04 – How confident are you with receptive numbers in ASL (ex. understanding signed numbers)?
05 – How confident are you with signing and understanding basic ASL vocabulary (ex signs with exchanging information)?
06 – How confident are you with signing and understanding family vocabulary (ex signs about describing your family)?
07 – How confident are you with signing and understanding home signs vocabulary (ex signs around your house)?
08 – How confident are you with topic/comment structure?
09 – How confident are you with ASL question structure (yes/no question, wh questions)?
10 – What is your level of understanding of Deaf culture and its history?
11 – What is you confidence level in understanding a basic conversation in ASL?
12 – What is you confidence level in your signing skill within a basic conversation in ASL?
ASL 201 Testimonials
I love, love, love this intensive! Meredith's energy and encouragement is just amazing! She organizes the classes so well. I always looked forward to her feedback on the Flip videos because I value her opinion so much! Sarah was just a blessing to the class and I learned so much from her! Darla's experience teaching and interpreting was also really valuable! I can hardly wait for 301!
Lara L
What an extraordinary next step in my lifelong ASL journey! The enthusiasm and positive energy that Meredith, Darla, and Sarah bring to their classes are palpable feelings of awesomeness. I came out of the 101 course feeling like a strong foundation was in place. I am coming out of the 201 course even more eager to use my newfound skills. Being able to speak in different tenses and about a whole new range of things is so wonderfully empowering. If you have even the faintest inclination toward learning ASL, this is a place you can call home, as I will be excited to continue to do!
Chris C
The 201 Fall Intensive Program exceeded my expectations. I am looking forward to more Intensives in the future. Meredith, Darla and Sarah are the greatest to learn from.
Angela A
I’m so grateful for LHTS and their intensives. They don’t just teach you vocabulary. You will learn sentence structure, facial expressions and nuances, fingerspelling, receptive skills, and awareness of deaf culture. I came out of this class prepared to start taking on real world conversation.
Theo D
LHTS is a fun and comprehensive way of learning this beautiful language and the culture that uses it. The teachers are so experienced and great at explaining the content. The layout is fun and I was able to work around my schedule. Thanks to the recorded classes. I will absolutely sign up for future programs from LHTS!
Sarah
Loved ASL 201 Intensive class because it helped build my ASL skills along with how to organize and interpret from English to ASL.
David B
I've been fascinated with ASL for 40 years but classes I've taken in the past were just vocab or learning the alphabet & numbers. What I needed was to learn ASL grammar and syntax and a way to practice my receptive & expressive skills. This class was all that & more. I appreciated the Deaf Culture lessons with Sarah and the opportunity to share videos of ourselves communicating in ASL with other students.
Amie D