Welcome to the Irving ASL classes for grades K-1 and 2-5!

Hopefully your child brings home their handouts--they can use these to review in between classes. If you'd like, have your child keep their handouts in a folder that they can bring to class each week. If your child has lost the papers from our first class, here are links to their PDF versions:

ABCs and #1-10
Week 1 vocab

We watched a short video about the history of American Sign Language:
The Story of ASL

concepts taught:
1) quick introduction to sign language and Deaf culture
2) introduction to ASL alphabet and numbers
3) practiced basic introduction-
    MY NAME (fingerspell first name)
     I OLD (sign number for their age)
     I HEARING/DEAF/HARD OF HEARING

In the Fingerspelling/Numbers tab on the homepage, I have listed some great websites that students can use to practice. They seem to work on the school iPads fairly well.

Just like with any language, the key to success in ASL is to practice, practice, PRACTICE in between classes--with online games, with friends in their class, or with their families (ask them to teach you)!