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ASL Classes – Spring session begins.

When:
March 15, 2017 all-day
2017-03-15T00:00:00-04:00
2017-03-16T00:00:00-04:00

At WPSD, ASL classes go beyond sign language instruction.  Our instructors not only teach signing language skills, but they also promote an understanding of Deaf Culture through interaction with Deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

Classes are taught at four skill levels:

  • ASL 1 – Students will develop basic fingerspelling, vocabulary and grammar skills.  Discussion of Deaf Culture and interactions with the Deaf Community will be key components of this course.
  • ASL 2 – This course is designed to expand expressive and receptive vocabulary and grammar skills.  The course will focus on specific topics such as: classifiers, time, numbers, directionality and storytelling, as well as language structure and Deaf history and culture.
  • ASL 3 – This class will provide an evaluation of each student’s communication skills, and focus on individual needs.  Attention to advanced grammar and signs will be emphasized and will include dialoguers that involve asking, empathizing, negotiation, agreeing and disagreeing.
  • ASL 4 – This is an advanced course.  It progresses from common, concrete interactions to expressing abstract ideas.  Emphasis is on the comprehension and production of increasingly complex communication and includes descriptors, classifier use, non-manual signals, mouth morphemes and numbering systems.

Classes start on March 15th and meet Wednesday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on the WPSD campus at 300 East Swissvale Avenue in Edgewood, PA.   Classes are $60 per 8 week session.

Registration is easy.  Whether you are coming as an individual or a group, click HERE to register for any of the classes offered during the spring session.  Do you have questions or need additional information, please contact Crystal Davis at cdavis@wpsd.org

We look forward to seeing you in class!