Think Sign Language is Too Difficult to Learn?

Think again.

Side Story-This year we made the tough decision to homeschool our oldest. My husband and I love our public school district and they had a great re-opening plan but in the end, it came down to doing what was best for our personal family during this COVID crisis and since I only work one day a week at a small private school, I figured I’ll try my hardest at homeschooling the other 4 days. I know a lot of parents are in this same boat. If you are…welcome. We’ll be learning this homeschooling thing together!

One class I’ve been wanting to incorporate into our daily routine is sign language. But…the few courses I took in college did not really stick with me and, for a being an SLP, learning new languages surprising is typically really difficult for me (#rightbraingirlhere).

That is, until Adrienne reached out to me and told me about her sign language course. We instantly became friends, not only because we both share a love for Jesus but also because she’s just that type of person you immediately want to have over for coffee. And the girl knows how to teach, even to us difficult learners! She instantly becomes your helper and wants nothing more than to see you succeed! The key is that she gives cues for the signs, which help me remember them. For example, I always use to forget the sign for the letter “f.” It was her simple way of pairing “french fries” and the way you eat french fries with the letter “f”  that finally helped it “stick” with me! In her course, you’ll learn 300 of the most commonly used American Sign Language words online… without leaving your house.

We know that pairing gestures with language is beneficial for our students and we also know that teaching babies to learn to sign aids them in communication before they can use words.

I’m guessing Adrienne is also a visual learner like me because she makes the progress visual. Her certificate, which can earn you up to 5 hours of ASHA CEUs/Certification Maintenance Hours as an SLP, is her own hand, which you color in as you progress through the course! If you’re not sure, Adrienne also lets you try out her course for free so you can see for yourself how easy it is to learn!

Now, all three of my children and I are learning together!

Here’s a quick video of one of my children learning the sign “How” for “How are you?”

*Adrienne let me try out her course for free to allow me to share my thoughts on it with you, but after trying it out, I can honestly say it’s worth every penny! My absolute FAVORITE thing about this course is that it connects you to people (over 375 people have already been through the class), which is Adrienne’s entire mission statement. Now, my daughter can’t wait until we finish our breakfast and hop on the computer to learn our sign language, with our coffee (she has milk in her mug). It’s seriously one of our favorite parts of homeschooling so far! Click HERE to try out the course!