During the first week, please:

• Practice fingerspelling your first and last names in ASL (voices off, try to focus on producing the letters clearly and accurately, speed is not an issue—yet!)

• Read about the history of ASL in America

During the second week, please:

• Continue practicing your fingerspelling (first and last names) (voices off, focusing on producing the letters clearly and accurately, speed is not an issue)

• Review and practice WH Questions (WHO, WHAT, WHERE)

• Review and practice your numbers in ASL (Can you ask/tell someone your phone number?)

• Read about Deaf Culture in America

During the third week, please:

• Continue fine-tuning your fingerspelling of your first and last names in ASL (voices off, producing the letters clearly and accurately, speed is now a factor)

• Be able to clearly sign your phone number, ZIP code, and Age

• Practice and review Y/N Questions and Facial Grammar

• Practice and review colors in ASL

• Read about American Sign Language and other modes of signing

During the fourth week, please:

• Review and practice asking and responding to Y/N Questions in ASL, using appropriate facial grammar

• Review and practice new WH Questions - WHY, HOW, WHAT, WHICH

• Practice and review describing people, identifying people, and "being visual" (genders, height, body-type, age, clothing)

• Read about Deaf President Now

During the fifth week, please:

• Continue to practice describing and identifying people in a visual manner, telling a mini-story about those people

• Discuss and respond to likes and dislikes - activities, objects, places, ideas

• Read about famous Deaf Americans

During the sixth week, please:

• Practice and review signs for family members and discussing relationships

• Tell us about your immediate family in a mini-story

• Read about ASL grammar and sentence structure

During the seventh week, please:

• Practice and review expressing and understanding others' want and needs

• Create a mini-story where you tell others about what you want/need

• Create a mini-story where you ask others about their wants/needs

• Read about appropriate Deaf interactions and expectations

During the eighth week, please:

• Practice and review ASL concepts for work and home activities, chores, and duties

• Create a mini-story about the home activities/chores you like/don't like

• Read about Interpreters and what "qualified" means

During the ninth week, please:

• Review and practice animal signs and gesturing/visually describing

• Create a mini-story about the animals/pets you own (or would like to own)

• Read about Deaf Clubs in America (and other Deaf organizations)

During the tenth week, please:

• Practice ASL signs for food, drink, community, work

• Create a mini-story about the food/drink you like

• Create a mini-story about your community/work and the people you interact with

• Read about the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rights of Deaf people to "access"