ASL SErvices

ASL ONLINE SESSIONS

Join us for our 8-week fall, winter, and spring community sign language classes specifically tailored for families with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Led by one of our experienced Sign Language Instructors, these courses are crafted for immediate and extended family members keen on acquiring proficiency in American Sign Language!​

INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SIGN LANGUAGE SESSIONS

Deaf Children's Society offers sign language lessons to both families and extended family members. These lessons are tailored to the needs of the participants and are conducted by qualified Deaf instructors. The curriculum begins with basic vocabulary and progresses to more complex communication, including sentences and stories. Lessons can be scheduled weekly or bi-weekly, and options for outreach and online instruction are also available.
Learning Sign Language for deaf babies brings numerous benefits, impacting their cognitive, social, and emotional development positively. Here are some key advantages:

Early communication

Helps deaf children communicate early, easing frustration, strengthening bonds, and fostering emotional expression.

Cognitive Development

Boosts cognitive skills, aiding brain growth, attention, spatial reasoning, and memory. Improves problem-solving and critical thinking.

Social and Emotional Development

Supports deaf children in connecting, fostering emotional development, participation in activities, relationships, self-esteem, and belonging.

Foundation for Literacy

Improves English reading and writing by teaching language structure, grammar, vocabulary, and storytelling concepts.

Multilingual Benefits

Learning Sign Language alongside another language helps deaf children become multilingual, offering cognitive and academic benefits such as improved focus and multitasking abilities 

Cultural identity

Gives deaf children access to the Deaf community and culture, fostering a sense of identity and belonging.

Long-Term Educational Advantages

Early Sign Language exposure can improve academic performance.

Improved Parent-Child Interaction

Strengthens their bond and interaction, fostering emotional security and development.