Sign with your Baby classes - Focuses on how to teach your infant/tot beginning signs of communication while an open forum is provided for parents to network and discuss parenting issues.  Classes are divided into 6-week sessions that meet once a week.

Benefits of Early ASL Presentation -  This is a presentation on the benefits of early introduction to American Sign Language.  New and prospective parents as well as early child educators learn that it is never too early to communicate with their child. 

Signing in the Classroom Workshop-  This is a 4-hour workshop for early and young child educators that focuses on signing for classroom management.  Beginning vocabulary needed to keep children safe, happy, and entertained while being educated will be covered as well as ASL resources for the classroom.

Afterschool ASL - Offered in collaboration with your school's parent organization or after-school program.  Offers elementary school children an introduction to American Sign Language.  To add Afterschool ASL to your child's school, ask your local parks and recreation, PTA, or school administrator to email instructor@ASLasl.com.

Signing for Special Needs Workshop -  This is a 2-hour workshop that informs exceptional families of the benefits of using sign language to augment communication.

Signing for the Struggling Student Workshop -  This is a 2-hour workshop that informs families of the benefits of using ASL as an academic tool to increase language, spatial, and social skills.

Signing in the Family Workshop Part 1 and 2 -  Each workshop is 4 hours and covers 5 lessons of a 10-part curriculum.  Families will learn approximately 125 signs, plus how to use numbers and fingerspelling, as well as receive and introduction to classifiers to help establish effective beginning manual communication.

Summer Sign and Splash - see below

Offered the first 2 weeks of June, the Sign and Splash classes offer children ages 5 - 15 something fun to do and learn.  Class offering are divided by age and each class consists of 15 hours of instruction spread out over 5 days (Monday-Friday).

4 and 5 year olds and delayed readers:  This for those entering kindergarten or who need reading reinforcement.  The class uses sign language to teach beginning reading skills in preparation for the first 100 days of kindergarten.

6 and 7 year olds:  With the help of Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, students get an introduction to Deaf culture as well as build their signing vocabulary in a not-so Baby Bear way. The PAWS computer reading program based on Deaf actress Linda Bove's Sesame Street teachings is used.

8 - 11 year olds:  This is our most "techie" class that uses curriculum a combination of a robotic fingerspelling application, and various visual acuity websites to help children build the necessary spatial skills needed for manual communication, math, and memory.  

12 - 15 year olds:  This is a good ol' fashion conversational ASL class to get older kids signing and conversing with each other in a relatively short period of time.  Students can then use their new signing skills to help them clarify verbal information when talking is not allowed or would not be heard (loud environment) throughout their upcoming school year.

Community ASL for Adults - This is a ground zero level and great class to begin with if you are absolutely new to signing.  It starts off slow and stays slows to ensure you retain the vocabulary learned in class.  Sessions run for approximately 9 weeks and meet once a week.  Each session studies a different handshape and signing vocabulary based on that handshape.   It is suggested that you take at least 3 Commuity ASL sessions before moving on to ASL 101.

ASL 101 - In its entirety contains 48 lessons and is based on the curriculum used at California State University.  This class is for adults and ideally meets twice a week in 8-week sessions - however, sessions that have a longer class time and meet only once a week are sometimes scheduled if the majority of students prefer it.  This is a good class to start with if you already know a handful (no pun intended) of signs such as the manual alphabet, some colors, the numbers, some animals, etc....  Each 8-week session builds upon the previous.

ASL for Aural Rehabilitation - This course is offered only twice each year and is for individuals, couples, and families living with hearing loss.  An introduction to aural rehabilitation, essential signs to augment verbal communication, and Dr. Samuel Trychin's curriculum for those living with hearing loss is used for this 16 week course that meets weekly.

Mimes and Idioms-  For those who want to go a little beyond the basics, the Mimes and Idioms class covers classifiers, expressive language, use of signing space, conceptual and spatial thinking to learn how to sign descriptions of objects and shapes as well as how to sign English idioms.  Sessions usually run between 8 and 10 weeks.

Into to ASL Presentation -  This is a brief one-hour presentation intended to increase your signing vocabulary and give you a quick introduction to American Sign Language and its applications and uses.  The keys to learning ASL, the importance of visual acuity, fingerspelling, pronouns, and classifiers are touched on as well as a method of self-study to continue learning America's third most commonly used language. 



MEDICAsL - This 16-lesson course meets twice a week for 90 minutes each class for 8 weeks and uses curriculum developed by Joseph Garcia, PhD for medical practitioners.  Covers how to handle simple medical questions and information with your Deaf patient.   IACET approved for 2.4 CEUs.

Signing for Safety Workshop - This morning or afternoon workshop covers essential signs needed for police officers as well as those administering safety instruction or first aid.  Covers approximately 150 signs, fingerspelling, and numbers.

Including a Student with Hearing Loss Workshop -  This is a 4-hour workshop that explains how to better understand and include students with hearing loss in the main-streamed classroom.

Essential ASL Presentation -  This is a brief one-hour presentation intended to increase your signing vocabulary and give you a quick introduction to deafness.  Pronouns, numbers, manual alphabet, question words, and other frequently used signs are covered as well as what in the world you do should you come across a deaf person.