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ASL 101 Schedule
Class 1 - Sunday, January 21 (4:00 PM CT)
Class 2 - Thursday, January 25 (6:00 PM CT)
Class 3 - Sunday, January 28 (4:00 PM CT)
Class 4 - Thursday, February 1 (6:00 PM CT)
Class 5 - Sunday, February 4 (4:00 PM CT)
Class 6 - Thursday, February 8 (6:00 PM CT)
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How much does it cost?
$299
Course cost for Accelerated Members (Annual/Lifetime Only): $149
Class Highlights
ASL 201
- 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
ASL 401
- 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 effectively tell stories using signs and classifiers
- Learn 200+ Signs
- Practice having conversations with other students
- Opportunity for one-on-one signing with instructor with feedback
- 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
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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 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 Lane
ASL Interpreter
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What do other people think?
Reviews of ASL 101 Intensives
How satisfied were you with the 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 the 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?
Testimonials
I can’t even begin to put words to how top quality this course is. My ASL skills have grown over the last three weeks. It is engaging, organized, and relevant. The instructors are so incredible. Their love for ASL and respect of the Deaf community and culture shine through in their classes. Logistically, it is top notch, with tons of tech support. Our classmates really gelled together and became friends. The last class was magical as we all realized how much we were understanding AND being understood in this beautiful language. I look forward to the next intensive!
Toni N
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
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
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. The thoughtfulness that goes into each session is truly noteworthy. Learning new vocabulary and new speaking skills is awesome. But then, being able to learn about deaf culture from someone like Sarah takes every session to even another level. S/o Brian for making things run so smoothly. And, definitely s/o Bennett the mini schnauzer for his occasional cameos. 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
LHTS is a great program! I'm an Accelerated member, completed ASL 1&2 and can't wait for the next intensive! Meredith and the other teachers are wonderful and make students feel welcome and competent. The courses and review materials are well organized, easy to understand and challenging enough to keep me motivated to continue practicing my signing and learning more each day. Their passion for this beautiful language is evident and contagious. I highly recommend LHTS courses and membership!
Lia F
This course [ASL 101] 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
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. I'm eagerly awaiting ASL 301 this summer!
Amie D
Learning ASL from the Learn How to Sign team has been my "go-to" in learning how about ASL and deaf culture. Their classes really want me to learn more and more. I can't wait for future classes.
David B
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.
Jen A