Aurelia Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I'm thinking of foreign languages to do next year, and was considering ASL, but I don't know any kind of curriculum to use with an 11-12 year old. Signing Time looks like it's geared for much younger children, and most of the other things I've found are just books, which seems odd, given the dynamic visual nature of ASL. So I was wondering what would you recommend for a middle schooler just starting ASL (aside from some baby signs as a toddler)? I'd prefer something with a video component, but am not opposed to using books if they are well done. I'm still in research mode, but I'd like to get some ideas, to even know if something like this is feasible, or if I should just get some vocabulary things and let her take a "real" class at the community college when she gets to high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherhead Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I think Singing Time is on Netflix, so you could check it out for free. It is a little babyish, but I think it's effective. They just came out with signing sentences videos, which I'm guessing would not seem nearly as babyish as Alex and Leah are both quite a bit older already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 We are starting ASL in January. We are going to use LifePrint as our spine, and Signing Time for additional vocabulary because its reported to be highly effective. If its something they are interested, then they'll take a class in ASL at the community center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The 14 episodes of Signing Time that are on Netflix feature the girl and boy when they are closer to 7 and 9 than when they were like 3 and 5 or whatever. They teach some phrases and not just random vocabulary words. the ST dvds are popular at a lot of libraries. ST is not the most infantile childrens program out there, I suggest you have your student begin watching the ST videos now, see if your student can take it. If she can, then use ST. Its reported to be effective for a lot of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caedmyn Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I am doing 31 Days of ASL (there's a website with printables...videos are on youtube) with my 4th grader. The author, Rochelle Barlow, also has a for-purchase ecourse that's supposed to be able to be done independently. (I don't think 31 Days could be, at least not for my DD). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugfree Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Thanks for suggesting this, it looks great! I love love love that it has captions. :D Most YouTube videos use automatic captioning and are OFTEN incorrect. We have been using this ASL channel with good results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8WIr61r1DoI have 9, 11, and 13 year olds and Signing Time wouldn't work in our house. It is definitely geared toward younger kids. Plus the music and background sounds are really distracting. I am doing 31 Days of ASL (there's a website with printables...videos are on youtube) with my 4th grader. The author, Rochelle Barlow, also has a for-purchase ecourse that's supposed to be able to be done independently. (I don't think 31 Days could be, at least not for my DD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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