American Sign Language II

Students in ASL 2 should have a good foundation from ASL 1 including fingerspelling, numbers, introduction, pledge of allegiance, and some songs. ASL 2 will continue to add vocabulary and will be implementing the use of sentences each week. We will study the sentence structure and classifiers of the ASL language. Each week a quiz will be given, and a semester grade and year-end grade given to assist you with homeschool documentation.

Course Material: The following two textbooks are required. They can usually be found used (I was successful in finding them on Abebooks and Thriftbooks for $10 or less in good condition. Students who were in ASL 1 already own these books.

Learning American Sign Language, by Tom L. Humphries and Carol Padden. (You do not have to have the newest version. Several older editions are available on used book sites and those are much less expensive and will suffice for this class). ISBN 0-13-528571-2

The Joy of Signing, by Lottie L. Riekehof. This book has many vocabulary words. ISBN 088243- 518-3

I will also introduce some information from Signing Naturally, by Cheri Smith. (You don’t need to purchase this book). I have purchased a DVD to use with Learning American Sign Language (by Tom Humphries) and also a DVD from Signing Naturally. Students DO NOT need to purchase the DVD’s. I play them in class so students can see dialogue between two ASL speaking people.

Additional recommendations: Students will also be encouraged to enroll in the Oklahoma School for the Deaf online class. It is free but space limited, so encouraged to enroll as soon as the window opens. (Eight-week class and, if completed, a certificate is earned). \

*Fees will help cover the purchase of a 24” TV and carry case, a DVD player, and two instructional DVD’s. It also helps in the offset of printing costs for each student.