ASL 3 Advanced — Kids (Ages 7–12) · 45-Week Course
$8 per class or $360 for all 45 classes
Give your ASL learner the space to tell bigger stories and hold real conversations. Across 45 live weekly meetings, children strengthen ASL grammar, classifiers, role shifting, signing space, directional verbs, detailed descriptions, fingerspelling, number fluency, and receptive understanding. They explore Deaf culture and visual communication as they compare ideas, solve picture mysteries, and build narratives.
Each 30-minute class opens with a visual warm-up and a quick review, then introduces a focused skill through clear teacher modeling. Learners practice in signed games, short voice-off exchanges, story retells, and partner or group conversations. The teacher offers encouraging, specific feedback on facial expression, clarity, pacing, use of space, and comprehension. Earlier skills return in new contexts so learners can use ASL more independently.
Outside work stays light: one or two optional signing assignments during the course. One or two supportive skill assessments help families see growth without creating weekly homework pressure.
What Your Learner Will Do
- Learners will sustain age-appropriate ASL conversations using follow-up questions, repair strategies, directional verbs, and consistent spatial references.
- Learners will understand increasingly fast signed messages and accurately retell key details, sequences, viewpoints, and transitions.
- Learners will create detailed narratives and presentations using classifiers, role shifting, nonmanual markers, and culturally appropriate visual communication.
Prerequisites: Learners should have completed ASL 2 or have equivalent skills: familiar vocabulary, fingerspelling, WH and yes/no questions, short conversations, basic facial grammar, and simple signed stories.
Syllabus
45 Lessons · over 45 Weeks
Each week, learners explore the topic through teacher modeling, visual prompts, and interactive signed practice, then apply the skill in a short conversation or story and receive specific feedback on clarity and comprehension.
Week 1: ASL 2 Review and Visual Conversation
Week 2: Building Longer Signed Responses
Week 3: WH Questions and Follow-Ups
Week 4: Yes/No Questions and Facial Grammar
Week 5: Time Signs and Daily Routines
Week 6: Sequencing a Busy Day
Week 7: Describing People Respectfully
Week 8: Clothing and Appearance Details
Week 9: Places in Our Community
Week 10: Giving Simple Directions
Week 11: Signing Space and Location
Week 12: Midcourse Conversation Check-In
Week 13: Classifiers for People
Week 14: Classifiers for Vehicles
Week 15: Classifiers for Objects
Week 16: Movement Paths in Space
Week 17: Directional Verbs in Conversation
Week 18: Who Did What to Whom?
Week 19: Role Shift with Two Characters
Week 20: Facial Expression in Stories
Week 21: Retell a Short Signed Story
Week 22: Ask for Clarification
Week 23: Fingerspelling in Context
Week 24: Numbers, Dates, and Time
Week 25: Plans and Future Events
Week 26: Past Events and Memories
Week 27: Explain a Favorite Activity
Week 28: Compare Two Choices
Week 29: Agreeing and Disagreeing Politely
Week 30: Opinions with Reasons
Week 31: Deaf Culture and Visual Attention
Week 32: Deaf Community Communication Norms
Week 33: Receptive Story Challenge
Week 34: Speed and Comprehension Strategies
Week 35: Build a Three-Part Narrative
Week 36: Character Feelings and Motivation
Week 37: Problem-Solving Dialogue
Week 38: Partner Conversation Practice
Week 39: Plan a Signed Presentation
Week 40: Organize Ideas in ASL
Week 41: Rehearse and Refine
Week 42: Audience Questions and Responses
Week 43: Advanced Skill Review
Week 44: Final Story or Conversation
Week 45: ASL 3 Showcase and Reflection