ASL Sentence Structure

Ready to take your ASL skills to the next level? In this self-paced Mini-Course, Sarah Martindale will guide you through the essential grammar structure at the heart of ASL: Topic-Comment. This isn’t just about memorizing signs—it’s about understanding how to think in ASL so your sentences flow naturally and clearly.

Through engaging lessons and real-life examples, you’ll learn how to:

• Use topic-comment sentence structure in everyday signing

• Sign WH-questions like “where’s my book?” or “who’s your teacher?”

• Place time signs correctly in a sentence

• Sign negations and use non-manual markers effectively

• Translate full English sentences into ASL grammar

You’ll also get plenty of practice opportunities, including a homework assignment where you’ll create and share your own translations through Padlet.

Whether you’re a growing signer or brushing up your grammar, this course will help you feel more confident expressing yourself in ASL.

What’s Included:

• Self-paced video lessons led by Sarah

• Clear explanations of ASL grammar using real-life examples

• Translation practice with visual prompts

• Homework assignment to apply what you’ve learned

• A test to check your understanding

• A printable PDF of Sarah’s notes for you

• Lifetime access to revisit any time

Meet Your Teacher: Sarah Martindale
Sarah became Deaf at age 4 and brings both personal and professional experience to her teaching. With degrees in Deaf Education and Counseling, Sarah combines warmth, insight, and humor to make learning ASL grammar both approachable and empowering.