About American Sign Language at Home
an innovative, family-centered curriculum for learning ASL.
ASL at Home is an innovative, family-centered curriculum designed for families with young deaf children and the professionals who support them.
We are thrilled to announce that ASL at Home’s 2nd Edition is now available on all major platforms.
We can’t wait to get the book into your hands! See our website at ASLatHome.org to order.
Structure of the book
ASL at Home’s new second edition has 12 chapters, with each one organized around a routine that is common in most young children’s days. Families with deaf children can learn these lessons on their own, with early intervention providers, or in group classes.
Chapter themes:
Ch. 1: 🍲 Mealtime
Ch. 2: 🛀 Bath time
Ch. 3: 🚽 Diaper changing & bathroom routines
Ch. 4: 📚 Book sharing
Ch. 5: 🛌 Bedtime
Ch. 6: 🤾 Playtime
Ch. 7: 🎨 Arts & crafts
Ch. 8: 🏕 Outdoors
Ch. 9: 🧹Cleaning up
Ch. 10: 👚👖 Getting dressed
Ch. 11: 👨👨👧👦 Family time
Ch. 12: 🐶🐱🐟Pets
Each lesson contains:
Routine theme-based vocabulary
Expressive sentence practice
Receptive sentence practice
Language enrichment lesson
Deaf Community Cultural Wealth lesson
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The need for this curriculum
The vast majority – 90-95% – of deaf and hard of hearing are born to hearing parents. Many families choose to offer their child multiple languages and modalities as they grow, in order to optimize language access and acquisition. However, for those who want their child to acquire ASL but do not already know the language themselves, the task before them (i.e., learning a new language) can seem daunting. While there are many resources available for learning ASL, few serve the hearing family of a young deaf child. We developed this book to fill some of the gaps left behind by the current opportunities available.
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