ASL 101 | Summer Intensive | (Jun 2024)
The beginning of our ASL core curriculum. ASL 101 is the place to start when you’re serious about wanting to learn ASL.
In this class you will leave with the skills and foundation to have a conversation in ASL. If you put in the time and effort into every live lesson, class activity, vocabulary videos, and homework assignments you will walk away with a solid understanding of American Sign Language.
When is it happening?
ASL 101 Schedule
Class 1 – Monday, June 3 (7:00 PM CT)
Class 2 – Thursday, June 6 (7:00 PM CT)
Class 3 – Monday, June 10 (7:00 PM CT)
Class 4 – Thursday, June 13 (7:00 PM CT)
Class 5 – Monday, June 17 (7:00 PM CT)
Class 6 – Thursday, June 20 (7:00 PM CT)
Class Highlights
- Taught by YouTube’s Most Watched ASL Teacher
- 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 400+ 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
- Meet other engaged students of ASL
- Certificate of completion
“This was an amazing intensive. I enjoyed all of the instructors. Highly recommend this course.”
Lauren V
Watch a segment from ASL 101
This video is just a small glimpse of what happens during an Intensive. It shows about 8 minutes from one of our six 2-hour sessions.
Curriculum
- Vocabulary: Alphabet/Numbers 1-10/Greetings/Farewells/Introductions
- Fingerspelling: Basics/Rules
- Numbers: 1 – 10 Practice/Math
- Grammar: 5 Parameters of Signs
- Culture: Sarah’s (Deaf Teacher) Story
- Vocabulary: Numbers 11-30/Questions/Feelings/Me vs My/ Following Instructions
- Fingerspelling: Ch/Sh/Th/Ph/Wh
- Numbers: 11 – 30 Practice
- Grammar: Directions/Wh Questions
- Culture: Importance of Eye Contact
- Vocabulary: Numbers 31 – 100/50 US States/Background Info
- Fingerspelling: States
- Numbers: 30 – 100/Rules/Ages
- Grammar: Topic/Comment Sentence Structure
- Culture: Deaf President Now
- Vocabulary: Family Members/Personalities
- Fingerspelling: Personality Traits
- Numbers: Listing/Ages
- Grammar: Masculine/Feminine/Listing & Ordering
- Culture: Deaf Families/CODAs
- Vocabulary: Home Types/Rooms & Areas/Items
- Fingerspelling: City Names
- Numbers: Large Numbers
- Grammar: Signer’s Perspective
- Culture: History of ASL
- Putting it All Together
- Culture: Using an ASL Interpreter
See for yourself!
About Your Teachers
Meredith Rathbone
ASL Teacher/Interpreter
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 serving at her church. Her current full time employment is as a secondary ASL teacher and adjunct professor.
Meredith and her husband, Brian, rebranded their family YouTube channel in October of 2020 to Learn How to Sign. Within the past year and a half they have grown to a community of over 250K subscribers of ASL learners and are excited about what the future holds for Learn How to Sign.
Sarah Martindale
ASL Teacher
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.
Darla Lane
ASL Interpreter
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.)
Testimonials
“My ASL skills have grown so much from this class. The top notch instructors offered different perspectives from all aspects of ASL and Deaf culture. This class solidified my desire to work as an interpreter someday, as well as learn this beautiful language with my family.”
Toni N
“Meredith and her team are awesome! Their live online course is fun, engaging and full of important information, in addition to effectively teaching this beautiful language. I highly recommend LHTS courses and programs if you’re serious about learning ASL!”
Lia F
“As a fellow teacher, I get a truly palpable sense of how much Meredith cares about the people she is collaborating with. I will be signing up for pretty much every future course, as a lifelong journey to learning ASL feels like it has officially begun.”
Chris C
“This course is a great starter to understand the ASL culture, history, language structure, most common and useful words to use in small talk, introductions and daily conversations. There was also a great sense of community and homework was fun.”
Malva V
“As a teacher, I know the societal pressure put on us to share our gifts for free. I also know, because most of us are a certain type of people, we feel guilty asking for payment for our teaching services. Meredith and her husband could be charging FAR more for the gifts they share. I am a lifetime member now and will be taking any classes she offers in the future.”
Dr. Jen Aniano, Ed.D.
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